Marquetta Goodwine aka Queen Quet, Chieftess and Head of State for the Gullah-Geechee Nation, discuss keeping the Gullah Nation alive despite recent attempts to take land for material purposes and denouncing the “advancement of materialism for money at the expense of blood and sweat of our Gullah ancestors” during an hour-long Libation Ceremony under a sprawling “Wisdom Tree” oak tree during Gullah-Geechee Famlee Day on Saturday at Penn Center. About 200 people formed a circle and locked arms for part of the ceremony. Later, Queen Quet poured water from a blue bottle in remembrance of ancestors that had passed on while their names were shouted out during the pouring. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
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