Boukman Dutty - The Revolutionary Priest
I am continuing my exploration of the great powers of Voodoo in this section of my site by examining the life of another famous priest. This week I focus on Dutty Boukman, the man considered by most to be the single most important person involved in the Haitian revolution against the French. His value to the people was considered so great that since his death he has become one of Voodoo famed Ioa; the guiding spirits.
It is unknown when Boukman Dutty was born but he was a Jamaican native who had been well educated despite being a plantation slave. His name literally translates as Dirty Bookman, a reference perhaps to the secret collection of works on occult lore that allegedly never left his side. As a slave he had precious little control over his life, and after spending much of his time growing up in Jamaica, as a young man he was sold to a Frenchman to begin life on the farm in Haiti.
The reason his original master gave for the sale was the he had insisted on teaching other slaves how to read. At the time there was a very real concern about the link between reading and social mobility and the last thing that the small controlling c
Dutty Boukman (Also known as &#;Boukman Dutty&#;) was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was captured, enslaved, and transported to Jamaica. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader of the Maroons and a Vodou hougan (priest).
According to some contemporary accounts, Boukman, alongside Cécile Fatiman, a Vodou mambo, presided over the religious ceremony at Bois Caïman, in August , which served as the catalyst to the slave revolt which is usually considered the beginning of the Haitian Revolution.
Boukman was a key leader of the slave revolt in the Le Cap‑Français region in the north of the colony. He was killed by the French planters and colonial troops on 7 November , just a few months after the beginning of the uprising. The French then publicly displayed Boukman&#;s head in an attempt to dispel the aura of invincibility that Boukman had cultivated. The fact that French authorities had to do this illustrates the impact Boukman made on the views of Haitian people during this time.
This prayer was delivered by the Vodou priest, Dutty Boukman, a slave born in Jamaica, during the Caiman Wood ceremony held on the night of August , A ceremony that allowed a few days later the general uprising of slaves and which constitutes one of the first marches towards the independence of Haiti in
The god who created the earth, who created the sun that gives us light. The god who holds the oceans, who makes thunder rumble. God who has ears to hear. You who are hidden in the clouds, who watches us wherever we are, you see that white has made us suffer. The god of the white man asks him to commit crimes. But the god in us wants us to do good. Our god, who is so good, so righteous, commands us to avenge our wrongs. It is he who will direct our weapons and bring us victory. He's the one who will help us. We should all reject the image of the god of the white man who is so ruthless. Listen to the voice of freedom that sings in all our hearts.
Translate by Haitianaute
Cette prière a été prononcée par le prêtre vodou, Dutty Boukman, esclave né à la Jamaïque, lors de la cérémonie du Bois-Caïman tenue dans la nuit du 13 au 14 août Cérémonie qui a permis quelques jours plus tard le soulèvement général des esclaves et qui constitue l'une des premières marches vers l'indépendance d'Haiti en
Kreyol
Bon Dje ki fè latè. Ki fè solèy ki klere nou anwo. Bon Dje ki soulve lanmè. Ki fè gronde loray. Bon Dje nou ki gen zorèy pou tande. Ou ki kache nan nyaj. Kap gade nou kote ou ye la. Ou wè tout sa blan fè nou sibi. Dje Blan yo mande krim. Bon Dje ki nan nou an vle byen fè. Bon Dje nou an ki si bon, ki si jis, li odone vanjans. Se li kap kondui bra nou pou nou ranpote la viktwa. Se li kap ba nou asistans. Nou tout fèt pou nou jete potre dje Blan yo ki swaf dlo lan zye. Koute vwa la libète kap chante lan kè nou.
Français
Le dieu qui créa la terre, qui créa le soleil qui nous donne la lumière. Le dieu qui détient les océans, qui fait gronder le tonnerre. Dieu qui a des oreilles pour entendre. Toi qui es caché dans les nuages, qui nous observe où que nous soyons, tu vois que le blanc nous a fait souffrir. Le dieu de l&#;homme blanc l
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