Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean Agueybana (died 1510), was the principal "Cacique" (Chief) of the Tainos and the most powerful governing Taíno in "Boriken" ( Puerto Rico) when the Spaniards first arrived. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agueybana"
Arasibo (born c. 1480s) was the Taino Cacique Governor in the Puerto Rico area named after him (now spelled Arecibo). ...more on Wikipedia about "Arasibo"
The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. These include the Taíno, who occupied the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas ( Lucayan), the Nepoya and Suppoyo of Trinidad and the Igneri who were supposed to have preceded the Caribs in the Lesser Antilles, together with related groups (including the Lokono) which lived along the eastern coast of South America as far south as what is now Brazil. The group belongs to the Arawakan language family and they were the natives Christopher Columbus found when he first landed in the Americas. The Spanish described them as a peaceful, gentle people, although this description was biased by the fact that any "hostile" groups were automatically classified as Caribs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arawak"
Caguax was a Taíno cacique who lived on the island of Borikén (Taíno name for Puerto Rico) before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caguax"
Carib or Island Carib is the name of a people of the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea was named; their name for themselves was Kalinago for men and Kallipuna for women. They are an Amerindian people whose origins lie in the southern West Indies and the northern coast of South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carib"
The Carib Expulsion took place in 1660 on the new French colony of Martinique in the Caribbean. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carib Expulsion"
Ciboney (also Siboney) is a word derived from the Caribbean Indian language of the Arawak. Cibo means precious stone, and ney people; they are people of the precious stone, or pearl. The Ciboney people were indigenous occupants of the Antilles islands of the Caribbean. When Europeans arrived in the Americas there were many Ciboney people in Cuba. Currently, there are approximately 253 families of Ciboney ancestry in Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ciboney" Please tell your friends about shortopedia shortopedia
The Galibi were a Cariban-speaking people who lived in the Lesser Antilles and northern South America at the time of European settlement. They are believed to have co-existed with the Island Caribs on the islands of Grenada and Tobago and may have also lived further up the islands. The Galibi are believed to have been a major trading link between the Island Caribs and mainland Cariban-speaking groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Galibi"
The Garifuna or Garífuna are an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people. They are also sometimes known as Garifune or Black Caribs. There are estimated to be about 200,000 of them in Central America and the United States. Properly, the term "Garifuna" refers to the individual and the language, while Garinagu is the (plural or collective) term for the people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garifuna"
Guacanagari was one of the five native kings of Hispaniola. He received Christopher Columbus after the Santa Maria was wrecked. When Columbus left, neighbouring caciques attacked the Spanish settlement La Navidad. The Spanish were massacred and both La Navidad and the town of Guacanagari were burnt down. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guacanagari"
Hatuey was a Taíno chief who lived on the island of Hispaniola in the early sixteenth century. He has attained legendary status for leading a group of natives in a fight against the invading Spanish, and thus becoming the first fighter against colonialism in the New World. He is celebrated as "Cuba's First National Hero." ...more on Wikipedia about "Hatuey"
Hayuya (born c. 1470s) was the Taino Cacique (Chief) who governed the area in Puerto Rico which bears his name (now spelled " Jayuya"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Hayuya"
Indian slavery was a practice of the Spanish from the earliest days on the Caribbean islands they first settled. One of the first localities for intensive use of slaves was the gold mines of Hispaniola. This resulted in the extermination of Native Americans on most of the islands. A very few mixed-blood survivors remain, especially on Jamaica, and are called Maroons as do some mixed blood survivors of the Arawak on Cuba. Some Carib survive on Dominica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indian slavery"
Jumacao (born c. 1480s) was the Taino Cacique (Chief) of the area in Puerto Rico named after him (now spelled Humacao). ...more on Wikipedia about "Jumacao"
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The Lucayan were those Arawak which inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus' landing. They were the first Amerindians encountered by the Spanish ( Oct. 12, 1492). They were a peaceful people. Before Columbus' arrival, there were probably over 40,000 Lucayans, but due to slavery, diseases and other hardships brought about by Columbus and his men, by 1517, they were virtually non-existant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lucayan"
Orocobix was the Taíno regional chief of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico, called Jatibonicu. The Jatibonicu region covered the present day municipalities of Aibonito, Orocovis, Barranquitas, Morovis and Corozal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orocobix"
The Santa Rosa Carib Community is the major organisation of indigenous people in Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribs of Arima are descended from the original Amerindian inhabitants of Trinidad; Amerindians from the former encomiendas of Tacarigua and Arauca ( Arouca) were resettled to Arima between 1784 and 1786. The SRCC was incorporated in 1973 to preserve the culture of the Caribs of Arima and maintain their role in the annual Santa Rosa Festival (dedicated to Santa Rosa de Lima, the first Catholic saint canonised in the New World). ...more on Wikipedia about "Santa Rosa Carib Community"
The Taíno are pre- Colombian indigenous Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. The seafaring Taíno are relatives of the Arawakan peoples of South America. Taíno of the Bahamas were known as Lucayan. Their language is a member of the Arawakan linguistic family, also found in South America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taíno"
Tituba was one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Tituba was a Carib Indian from Barbados, a slave owned by Reverend Samuel Parris in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. As she had been known in the town to tell tales of omens, voodoo, and witchcraft from her native folklore, she became the first to be accused along with Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tituba"
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