Dr. Catherine John-Camara, Professor and Department Chair of Africana Studies at the University of Rhode Island formed a residency cohort with her colleague, Northeastern Professor of History and Global Studies Dr. Kris Manjapra (left in photo). We were honored to have Jamaican Taino chief, Kasike Kalaan Nibonrix Kaiman (center in photo) join them. Kasike Kalaantraveled from Jamaica to share his wisdom, knowledge, and experience with our communities. During their residency at Starfield, they creatively strategized about an Indigenous and African project in the rural Jamaican village of Woodside in the Parish of St. Mary. Kasike Kalaan also presented talks at both universities on Stories as Medicine: Taino and African Healing and the Environment of Jamaica.
