African-Americans who reside under the cultural umbrella of the Gullah/Geechee Corridor have retained their African heritage to a strong degree. This heritage is reflected within their naming traditions, linguistic patterns/African vocabulary, worldview, philosophy, African religious syncretism, ring-shouts, sweetgrass basket weaving, mortar & pestle use, diet/cooking methods, carving traditions, fishing methods (net making and casting), quilting patterns (African symbolism), rice cultivation, and storytelling traditions.