Queen Nanny of the Maroons, the only woman among Jamaica’s seven national heroes, had opposed the signing of the centuries-old British treaties agreeing to take down slave rebellions and retur ...

Jamaica's only woman National Hero, “Grandie Nanny,” as she is called, is commonly portrayed as a fierce warrior, but a new art exhibition tries to paint a more comprehensive picture.

The Kromanti Experience exists to honor the land, freedom, and peoples of Jamaica, this is the undisputed vibe.

Maroon settlements that no longer exist include Quao Hill, Nanny Town, and Crawford’s Town (named for Edward Crawford, an ancestor of Vivian Crawford, retired director of the Institute of Jamaica).

Queen Nanny is said to have been a leader of the Maroons, a community which had escaped slavery in Jamaica in the 18th Century. Little about her life is historically confirmed, but she is thought ...

Many of the Maroon communities make their home in Jamaica's mountains, such as the Rio Grande Valley near St. Thomas Parish, far removed from more populated areas that line the coast.

One Maroon community leader maintains that “Maroons are an Indigenous People with a sovereign republic”; the Jamaican government insists the island is “a unitary sovereign state”.

Cudjoe Day is celebrated in Jamaica on the first Monday in January. The two main maroon groups at that period were Leeward maroons led by Captain Cudjoe and Windward Maroons led Queen Nanny.

Queen Nanny lived during the late 17th centuries, she was born into the Ashanti people in the present-day Ghana and escaped from slavery after being transported.

The Maroon community of Nanny Town is named for her, and she is the only woman listed among Jamaica’s official roll of national heroes.