ABOUT
THE CHAGOS RESEARCH INITIATIVE

Coincidentia Oppositorum. Collaged image of:
Raising the flag of Iwoa Jima, by Joe Rosenthal
Raising the Flag on Diego Garcia as seen from USS Vernon County.
Photo taken by Chaplain Larry Sellers, Commander, USN, Seabee Batalion, 1971.
Inisyativ rechèch Chagos (CRI) se yon dokimantè mutli-medya ak pwojè atizay sou ak pou kominote a chagossian. Nou kolekte, dokimante, devlope, ak pataje rechèch ki gen pou objaktif pou reklame ak èd nan batay la pou jistis pou dyaspora a chagossian ki chache otodeterminasyon.
Gouvènman Britanik lan, nan lòd bati yon baz naval ameriken, fòse deplase Chagossians yo soti nan peyi yo epi kòm yon pati nan kontinyèl estrateji politik kreye yon fiksyon ke yon popilasyon pèmanan pa janm egziste la. Kòm yon nasyon apatrid san yon achiv nasyonal ofisyèl, prèv fizik, fotografi ak materyèl eritaj yo dispèse epi yo pa ka atenn.
Kòmanse avèk temwayaj ak prèv ki ofri nan kominote a, pwojè a manèv nan fiksyon sa a, remonte ak pataje materyèl yo nan lòd yo rekipere istwa sa a ak eritaj. Plis dosye yo te jwenn nan yon gran varyete sous tankou Wikileaks; Imperial War Museum, London; Seabee Museum, California; moun ak retrete US Naval Seabees.
Atravè kolaborasyon, inisyativ la pote resous sa yo gaye yo ansanm, jouk kounye a aksesib Chagossians, ak ede bati yon naratif ak selebrasyon nan eritaj.
Inisyativ Rechèch Chagos te fonde pa Paula Naughton an patenarya ak Gwoup Refijye Chagos yo. Li se dedye a chagossians yo deplase ak tout moun ki te ede rakonte istwa yo.
Kòm yon pwojè kontinyèl nou envite moun yo pataje nan inisyativ kolaborasyon sa a Tanpri kontakte nou si ou gen nenpòt enfòmasyon yo ofri.
EMAIL: info@chagosresearchinitiative.com
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AMBASSADORS
Paula Naughton
Marie Sabrina Jean
Olivier Bancoult
COLLABORATORS
Clement Siatous
Pascale Jean
Elysée Evenor
Rita Elysée
Rosemond Saminaden
Noelline Paul
Joseph Fuauas Laval
Claudie Anselme
France Bertrand
Ivo Bancoult
Annecy Jaffar
Corrine Samanta
Rita David
Adeline Jaffar
VISION
VISION
COLLECT
We collect, document & develop research about and for the Chagossian community.
PRESERVE & RECLAIM
As a stateless nation without an official national archive we aim to assemble and reclaim Chagossian heritage.
SHARE & AMPLIFY
We share Cagossian voices in order to create cultural continuity of Chagossian heritage and culture.
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