INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Carib was a name used by Europeans to describe those people who inhabited the islands of the Lesser Antilles at the time of Columbus' second voyage in 1493. This was not what the people called themselves. The repeated use of the name for over five centuries however, has made it widely adopted even by the descendants of the people themselves. The French missionary Raymond Breton, visiting Dominica in 1642, recorded that the "Caribs'" name for themselves was Callinago in the "men's language...Read Full Story

Guatemala: Statement Of Q'eqchi And Garifuna Women In The "Day Of Resistance And Dignity Of Indigenous Peoples"   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Q'eqchi and Garifuna women, meeting on 12 October in the sacred lands of Q'iriwa 'to make known that for us, the arrival of Christopher Columbus to our shores in 1492 was the beginning of racism, oppression, brutal exploitation, theft of our lands, plunder of our autonomy, marginalization and exclusion to our peoples.   The tax state...Read Full Story

Guatemala: Statement Of Q'eqchi And Garifuna Women In The "Day Of Resistance And Dignity Of Indigenous Peoples"   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Q'eqchi and Garifuna women, meeting on 12 October in the sacred lands of Q'iriwa 'to make known that for us, the arrival of Christopher Columbus to our shores in 1492 was the beginning of racism, oppression, brutal exploitation, theft of our lands, plunder of our autonomy, marginalization and exclusion to our peoples.   The tax state...Read Full Story

Census 2010 Celebrates Taino Heritage In Ponce The 2010 Census Road Tour celebrated Taino heritage at the Tibes Ceremonial Center in Ponce, Boriken (Puerto Rico) on March 4, 2010. The event included participation from local elected officials, Census Bureau representatives, Taino community members, and the general public. The program was an official collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau, the honorable Dr. María Meléndez Altieri, Mayor of Ponce, and the Boriken Liaison Office of the...Read Full Story

Census 2010 Celebrates Taino Heritage In Ponce The 2010 Census Road Tour celebrated Taino heritage at the Tibes Ceremonial Center in Ponce, Boriken (Puerto Rico) on March 4, 2010. The event included participation from local elected officials, Census Bureau representatives, Taino community members, and the general public. The program was an official collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau, the honorable Dr. María Meléndez Altieri, Mayor of Ponce, and the Boriken Liaison Office of the...Read Full Story