Ceux de l’élite haïtienne qui résistèrent à l’occupation américaine – un Georges Sylvain par exemple – avaient le sentiment très vif qu’ils ne défendaient pas seulement les droits politiques de la nation, mais encore sa culture contre l’invasion d’une force étrangère, y a-t-il donc une culture haïtienne? Quelques-uns le nient, Ils sourient avec mépris lorsqu’on parle de préserver «l’âme nationale », dont cette culture serait l’expression. Ils ne se rendent pas compte que, ce faisant, ils nient la nationalité haïtienne elle-même. Car la nationalité, ainsi qu’on l’a dit avec raison, c’est «l’âme des groupements humains » ; les Anglais l’appellent “the spirit of England”, les Allemands “die deutsche Seele”, les Américains “the soul of America”. Et Ernest Renan la définit « un état d’esprit collectif, résultant d’un long passé historique, de sacrifices et d’efforts accomplis en commun, d’une volonté et d’aspirations communes dans le présent »
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EKO HAITI Research Hub is a research and knowledge mobilization platform focused on creative, collaborative and interdisciplinary research and associated research-based learning. We aim to become the intellectual “home” for research about Haiti by creating and providing open access to the largest crowdsourced research archive dedicated to Haiti, by fostering cross-disciplinary research and innovation, and by providing support for progressive research in the form of contextual expertise and training.
“The trees fall from time to time, but the voice of the forest never loses its power. Life begins.”
Jacques Alexis, Les Arbres Musiciens (Paris, 1957)
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Oral histories are a powerful tool in developing historical understanding
Oral history offers an alternative to conventional history, filling gaps in traditional research with personal accounts of historically significant events or simply life in a specific place and time. Oral histories do more than provide charming details to dry historical accounts. In fact, oral histories help others recapture lived experiences that are not written down in traditional sources.
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" Bwa pi wo di li wè lwen, men grenn pwomennen di li wè pi lwen pase l "
The tallest tree says that it sees far, but the seed that travels says that it sees even further.
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