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: Some linguists trace it further to the Taino word símara (arrow), suggesting something "wild" or "stray".

: In the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates were frequently called marooners because they lived outside the law in groups and practiced "marooning" as a punishment for crew members. 2. Global Maroon Communities marooners

Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas : Some linguists trace it further to the

: Home to some of the most famous Maroon groups, who fought the British in two major wars. The First Maroon War (1728–1740) ended in treaties that granted the Maroons 2,500 acres of land and semi-autonomy in exchange for returning future runaways. Global Maroon Communities Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways

: The earliest recorded Maroon communities formed in what is now the Dominican Republic following a 1522 slave rebellion. South America Go to product viewer dialog for this item.