Mud House Museum Brings History To Life For Fyzabad Students

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]As they disembarked their maxi taxi, or in this case the Fath Al Razak, the students of the Faizabad Secondary School had their immigration forms stamped at the gate of the plantation.

[00:00:11]At the Mud House Museum in Faizabad, visitors get a chance to experience a day in the life of an indentured laborer. After a formal greeting by plantation owner Rajwanti Bullock, the students were taken into the fields to work under supervision.

[00:00:24]>> We are replanting the fields with trees that grow locally and that can provide food, right? And the every tree that you plant, whether it's a fruit tree or a forest tree, helps to sequester carbon.

[00:00:40]That means to take carbon and carbon dioxide and lock it in and therefore reduce global warming.

[00:00:45]>> From the field, the students were taken on a tour of the Mud House.

[00:00:49]>> So, you would lie down on the ground and sleep. You did not have a bed like how many of you have beds. And when you were leaving, you would roll up your pal, or this is the bag that you're lying on, your extra change of clothes, because you only have two suits of clothes, your enamel plate and cup, and you would go to the next estate to work.

[00:01:08]>> Following the tour, the students were treated to a taste of East Indian cuisine. There is nothing better than sada roti with fried aloo and some freshly made cocoa tea.

[00:01:29]Participating in the activities was councilor for Mon Desir, Derek Booring, who stressed the importance of teaching the younger generation about the country's heritage.

[00:01:39]>> And I think the experience that these young people have today is something that they can take back with them and share with the rest of their their classmates, their their even at home.

[00:01:47]So, I'm really hopeful that this experience here, because I know Mrs. Bullock, who does a fantastic job with this facility, will give them the full full feel of what indentured laborers was.

[00:01:59]>> Ms. Bolak said while a lot is being done to keep the culture alive, there is still more to be done.

[00:02:04]>> a national cultural preservation program that affects everyone. Whether you are in school, whether you are a student, or whether you are just an ordinary citizen. Culture must be paramount because if we change the culture, if we prioritize the culture by using the important lessons from the past, we improve the culture.

[00:02:23]>> And following the long day's work, walking in the footsteps of the indentured laborers, the students received their well-deserved payment.

[00:02:30]Nicole Duke, TTT News.