# Conclusion  
In the Indian Ocean, resistance was widespread wherever there was slavery. The Malagasy people, aided by a common language, were able to better organize themselves in order to desert or carry out group attacks. Wherever they were taken, they participated in resistance movements, whether collective or individual. However, it was in the Dutch Cape Colony and the Mascarene Islands in particular that their presence was most keenly felt. That said, resistance movements rarely had a bigger impact than individual or collective desertions.  
The myths surrounding enslaved people - often of Malagasy origin - who resisted persist to this day. In the Mascarene Islands in particular, these myths are universal, and are often associated with attempts to return to Africa or the East Indies. One such example is the legend of Maham, chief of around one hundred black deserters who lived in the Salazie uplands of La Réunion. After his death, Maham's body was interred, in accordance with African customs, in a cave that subsequently became a ceremonial tomb for the deserters. It is reported that, in the deepest recesses of the cave, an ossuary and a pyramid of shrunken heads were found (Fuma, 2002). This is a clear reflection of the imagination that these heroes inspired.