Entre Nous: Bayyinah Bello, « Mwen rele Kanis Ogis » (1)

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Title:
Entre Nous: Bayyinah Bello, « Mwen rele Kanis Ogis » (1)
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Entre Nous
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December 12, 1999
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  • Bayyinah Bello pale sou liv li a, ki rele « Mwen rele Kanis Ogis » ak sou istwa oral li fè avèk ti granmoun ayisyen ki gen plis pase 100 an. Kanis Ogis te genyen 122 zan. Li dekri, avèk anpil bèl detay, koman li fè rive nan ti vilaj kote Kanis Ogis soti, nan mòn ant Benè ak Tigwav (yon ti zòn ki rele Kalabè). Bello eksplike ki limit istwa ekri, ak lavantaj istwa oral ka pote ke istwa ekri pa kapab. Bello kreye tou yon fondasyon pou ede ti granmoun ayisyen, nan kolaborasyon avèk FONKOZE.

  • Bayyinah Bello discusses her book MWEN RELE KANIS OGIS and her oral histories with Haitian centenarians. Kanis Ogis was 122 years old. She describes, in charming detail, tracing Kanis Ogis's origins in the mountains between Bainet and Petit-Goâve (a place called Kalabè). Bello explains the limits of written history, and what oral history can do that written history cannot. She has also created a foundation to help elderly Haitians, in partnership with FONKOZE.

  • Bayyinah Bello présente son livre, “Mwen rele Kanis Ogis” et parle de son travail d’histoire orale entrepris avec des centenaires haïtiens. Kanis Ogis avait 122 ans. Elle décrit, avec beaucoup de détails, son arrivée au village de Kanis Ogis, entre les mornes de Benêt et de Petit Goâve (une région appelée Kalabè). Bello explique les limites de l’histoire écrite, et les avantages de l’histoire orale. Bello a aussi crée une fondation pour aider les vieux, en collaboration avec FONKOZE.

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RL10059CS1350
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Radio Haiti Archive
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Radio Haiti audio recordings, 1957-2003
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