Miriam Miranda

HONDURAS

(unknown– ) Miriam Miranda is a Garífuna activist who advocates for the rights of the Garínagu. The Garínagu are descendants of West Africans who escaped the slave trade in the early 1600’s and intermarried with Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. Today, the Garínagu live primarily in coastal communities along Honduras and other Central American countries. Through her role as leader of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), Miranda has coordinated efforts to counter land theft by mega-tourism enterprises, reclaim ancestral territory, promote sustainable environmental practices, counter drug traffickers, and support community leadership development. Miranda has received the Óscar Romero Human Rights Award, the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance's International Food Sovereignty Prize, and the Carlos Escaleras environmental prize. Read more.

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