Maroon

A Maroon (from the word marronage or cimarrón- mawon in Haitian Creole) refers to a runaway slave. Many marrons took up fighting the colonial powers, such as François Mackandal, Jean-François and Boukman Marroons often settled in remote mountain regions, often living together with the remaining natives. A well known Port-au-Prince statue the Nèg Mawon, by architect and sculptor Albert Mangones was erected in honor of these women and men.

Reference

Wikipedia: Mawon