Nanny of the Maroons

English Pronunciation en /ˈnæni ʌv ðə məˈruːnz/ en Na nny of the Ma roons Proper noun en historical A Jamaican heroine, 18th-century leader of a community of formerly enslaved Africans in a guerrilla war against the British. en Jamaicans view Nanny of the Maroons as a mother of the nation. en Serafin Méndez-Méndez; Serafín Mendez Mendez; Gail Cueto Nanny of the Maroons 0-313-31443-8 325 “An Akan ethnic, Nanny's name derived from "nana," a title of respect given to chiefs, spiritual leaders, and elderly women ("ni" meaning first mother). ” Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: A Biographical Dictionary 2003 en Andrea Elizabeth Shaw; Andrea Shaw Nevins 0-7391-1487-5 70 “The history of Jamaican national hero Nanny of the Maroons is also a narrative about the renegotiation of space — literal and figurative space. ” The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies 2006 en Kimberly Juanita Brown 978-0-8223-5909-8 “For the Jamaican historical figure of Nanny of the Maroons, it is precisely her hypersexualized yet impenetrable body that centers her "masculine power" as aimed and dutiful-directed toward slave subjectivity. ” The Repeating Body: Slavery's Visual Resonance in the Contemporary 2015 Translations Jamaican historical figure Jamaican Creole: jam Nanny, jam Granny Nanny en Individuals People