"Amazing explanatory and at the moment Trinidad faces many issues due to the cannabis trade bringing investors into the land which causes problems for the locals and the produce which is their sustainability. Indigenous and those spiritual and…"
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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 “Christian protection”; 3) the…See More
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What are the implications of indigenous identity?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Anthony Ureña Mar 23, 2019.
"Dead Bird Calling": Birds announcing one's death
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What does "Indigenous" mean to you?
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REVIEW OF THE ICC
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Max Forte
Profile Information
- About Me:
- I am a professor of anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University. My research interests have focused on the Carib Community of Arima, Trinidad; ethnohistories and ethnographies of the aboriginal populations of Trinidad and Tobago and Dominica; tradition; globalization; political economy; and, both media ethnography and visual ethnography.
- Occupation:
- Professor
- Education:
- Hons. Double Major BA: York University - Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Spanish - 1990 (summa cum laude)
Diploma: University of the West Indies, Trinidad - International Relations - 1991 (Distinction)
MA: State University of New York at Binghamton - Anthropology - 1996
Ph.D.: The University of Adelaide (Australia) - Anthropology - 2002
- Contact Information:
- Dr. Maximilian C. Forte
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W
Montreal, QC, H3G-1M8, Canada
E-mail: maximilian.forte@concordia.ca
Tel: 514 848-2424 ext.5567
Fax: 514-848-4539
- Research Interests:
- Imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, and Indigenous resistance.
- Another link:
- http://zeroanthropology.net
- Another link:
- http://https://www.alertpress.org/arima-born.html
- My Website:
- http://www.openanthropology.org/
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Land, Labour, Power, and Colonial Mythology in Trinidad
Posted on February 14, 2020 at 9:50pm — 1 Comment
Pearls, Grenada: Histories of Resistance by an Old Runway
Posted on October 13, 2019 at 10:22pm
Colonial Myth-Making and the Mission of Santa Rosa de Arima, Trinidad
Posted on October 13, 2019 at 6:02pm
New Book: ARIMA BORN
Posted on October 1, 2019 at 12:26am
Newest 10 Posts on Review of the Indigenous Caribbean
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 9:53pm
Comment Wall (174 comments)
- At 12:59pm on January 5, 2024,
Ronald Morris said…
Good day,
I picked interest in you after going through your short profile and demanding it is necessary for me to write to you immediately. I have something very important to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on (ronaldmorr001@gmail.com) for full details.
Best regards,
- At 4:24pm on October 1, 2019,
Miguel Sague Jr said…
I want to be the first to welcome you back brother!
- At 12:20am on October 1, 2019,
Maximilian Forte said…
I am finally back, after an absence that lasted years. I am looking forward to posting much more regularly.
- At 10:48am on March 3, 2015,
Dear Max
Greetings
This is Nelcia - a Garifuna Queen from St. Vincent, who is now stationed at Santa Rosa .
As usual,we are well high-lighted by you.
- At 9:27am on September 23, 2014,
Xochi said…
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