Maximilian Forte's Blog – February 2020 Archive (1)
Land, Labour, Power, and Colonial Mythology in Trinidad
Focusing on the history of the Arima Mission in the Island of Trinidad, ostensibly a mission for Indigenous people, the documentary below features what was learned from the baptismal registers of the Mission of Santa Rosa de Arima—in conjunction with historical texts, government documents, and official memoranda and reports of the time. What we encounter are four main “myths,” or working fictions: 1) the myth that the Mission was for Indians alone; 2) the myth of…
Added by Maximilian Forte on February 14, 2020 at 9:50pm — 1 Comment
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