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

A priest once told me about this beautiful place and the Garifuna culture. I hope I will be able to see this place one day. Such beautiful music. There still is a significant number black people living in Central and South America and I often wonder what their life is like. "A visual presentation of the new album by Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Colelctive entitled "Watina". Formed by members of the unique African-Indigenous Garifuna community of Central America, the Garifuna Collective... Read Full Story

High Mass in Arima By JANELLE DE SOUZA NEWSDAY Monday, August 25 2008 Voices were raised in song and prayer yesterday as parishioners left the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Church in Arima to begin a street procession honouring the first of the New World saints, Santa Rosa de Lima. The early Spanish missionaries dedicated the mission of Arima to St Rose who is honoured as “The Divine Patron of Arima.” According to the oral tradition of the Carib Community, St Rose appeared to a group of three... Read Full Story

Indian Conquistadors: Indigenous Allies in the Conquest of Mesoamerica Laura Matthew and Michel R. Oudijk, Eds. 2007 University of Oklahoma Press Consider the predicament of the Tlaxcalan conquistador Don Francisco de Oñate. Oñate was heir to a central Mexican lordship, and, in 1527, led a regiment of Tlaxcalans in the conquest of Guatemala. He was proud of his service under the Spanish captain Jorge de Alvarado, and he expected rewards of land, money, and legal privilege. Yet, he... Read Full Story

A collection of three separate articles, and one video, in line with the intent of the previous post: “You will be on my mind every day I am in the White House” My Indian policy starts with honoring the unique government to government relationship between tribes and the federal government and ensuring that our treaty obligations are met and ensuring that Native Americans have a voice in the White House. Indian nations have never asked much of the United States, only for what was... Read Full Story

Submitted to The CAC Review by the author. Copyright remains with the author. Balliceaux , the small Grenadine Island off the coast of St.Vincent, the scene of the 1796-97 internment of the Black Caribs (Garifuna) after their defeat by the British, and where thousands died due to mistreatment, disease, malnourishment and neglect by their captors, appears to have been sold to British investors. Documents lodged by J. Barnard, Realtors (on behalf of Baliceaux Development ) with the Physical... Read Full Story

Submitted to The CAC Review by the author. Copyright remains with the author. Balliceaux , the small Grenadine Island off the coast of St.Vincent, the scene of the 1796-97 internment of the Black Caribs (Garifuna) after their defeat by the British, and where thousands died due to mistreatment, disease, malnourishment and neglect by their captors, appears to have been sold to British investors. Documents lodged by J. Barnard, Realtors (on behalf of Baliceaux Development ) with the Physical... Read Full Story

"You will be on my mind every day I am in the White House" My Indian policy starts with honoring the unique government to government relationship between tribes and the federal government and ensuring that our treaty obligations are met and ensuring that Native Americans have a voice in the White House. Indian nations have never asked much of the United States, only for what was promised by the treaty obligations made by their forebears. So let me be clear: I believe that treaty commitments... Read Full Story

My people will sleep for 100 years, but when they awaken, it will be the artists who will give them their spirits back — Louis Riel Dear people, that 100 years is up, and the bell is ringing, we are here to represent the 7th generation and ourselves — Rapsure Risin A big thanks is due to the work of the Aboriginal People’s Television Network of Canada (APTN), the world’s first aboriginal television network, for always showing me something new and interesting (I am one of their two... Read Full Story

What might be called the unofficial “anthem” of the Taíno indigenous resurgence is the beautiful, moving song by Juan Luis Guerra of the Dominican Republic, sung in the Taíno language, titled Naboria Daca Ae Mayanimacaná . The song comes from his 1992 album, Areito , which refers to Taíno dance, an album that featured a number of anti-colonial and anti-capitalist hits, earning it the distinction of being banned in several countries that were fearful of publicizing music with allegedly “anti... Read Full Story