Dominican Caribs visit Guyana in canoe. - A brief article on the visit of the Gli-Gli Carib canoe expedition from Dominica. 

News of the Caribs in Dominica - A collection of up to date newspaper reports on the Caribs of Dominica is available at this site. 

Press Releases of the Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana

Newsletter of the Amerindian Peoples Association of Guyana. 

Gari-News: The latest news articles on Garifunas

Gari-Newsletter: The last issues of the Texas Garifuna Newsletter.

The Amerindians in Colonial History, an article in Guyana Under Siege: an online reprint of an Editorial from Stabroek News, dated Sept 2, 2001—“ Yesterday marked the beginning of Amerindian Heritage Month, the thirty days in the year when we remember the contribution of the indigenous peoples to Guyanese culture, and their role in our historical evolution as a nation….”

“Caribbean-Indian Spring: Clues to early Tainos?”, by Marion Lloyd, Associated Press: “SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Deep in a cave in the remote rain forest of the Dominican Republic, an underground spring may hold clues about the first Indian group to make contact with Spanish explorers. U.S. archaeologists won permission Wednesday night to explore the spring, which they believe was the ceremonial heart of the Tainos (tah-EE-nohs) Indians five centuries ago. The Indiana University team, along with local archaeologists, will dive more than 200 feet beneath the jungle floor to recover artifacts, and will excavate a nearby cave. Preliminary dives have recovered more than 200 artifacts from the spring, including dozens of pottery vessels and a chieftain's wooden ceremonial chair. ‘We believe this area was the heart of the Taino Caribbean civilization, and our findings should yield priceless information about the first contact between the Spanish and the Indians in the New World," said Charles Beeker, director of Indiana's underwater science program’…”

“Hello Columbus”, by Matt Crenson, AP Science Editor: [the article itself is located half way down the page] “…A professor of underwater science at Indiana University, Beeker first saw the well at La Aleta last year, while searching for shipwrecks from Columbus' second voyage to the New World. Now, in the dense tropical forests of the easternmost Dominican Republic, he and his colleagues are uncovering lost remnants of the first contact between the Old World and the New. ‘There's no doubt that this is a very special place for archaeologists in terms of what we stand to learn,’ says Geoff Conrad, director of Indiana University's Mathers Museum.…The Indian side of the story has been lost to history. But archaeologists have found cave paintings near La Aleta that may give a partial account from the Indian point of view. The walls of Jose Maria Cave, a few miles from the well, depict Indians growing, harvesting and making bread from a local plant known as guayiga. The paintings also show the Indians offering the bread to the Spanish as a tribute. Because the conquistadors were more interested in gold than farming, they needed the bread to feed the inhabitants of Santo Domingo and other nearby colonies…”

News of the visit of Prince Charles to Guyana: includes information on his meeting with Amerindians in Guyana. 

"Way of the Shaman": This article by Laura Ann Phillips in The Daily Express of Trinidad, consists of an interview with Ricardo Cruz, the young shaman of Trinidad's Carib Community. (October 11, 2000) 

"Revelations of Carib Heritage", by Bob Krauss, Advertiser Columnist, The Honolulu Advertiser, Sunday, January 16, 2000: "For Tony Castanha, the Hawaiian sovereignty movement has become a springboard into his Puerto Rican heritage. Although he is not Native Hawaiian, he is like many Hawaiians in that he is learning a lot about who he is".

"Adventure runs deep in Puerto Rico's underground", an article on CNN.com, July 7, 2000, from the Associated Press: Tours of Camuy Cave Park in Puerto Rico and Taino cave paintings are described in this article. 

"Under the Deep Blue Sea": An article in TIME for Kids on a children's book, The Secret Footprints, by Julia Alvarez, including Taino legends of figures such as the ciguapas. (October 6, 2000). 

"Before Columbus", an article in TIME, October 19, 1998, Michael D. Lemonick: "Destroyed almost overnight by Spanish invaders, the culture of the gentle Taino is finally coming to light"

"Nation to Celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day" - An article in the San Pedro Sun of Belize dealing with the role of the National Garifuna Council in the the celebrations of Garifuna Settlement Day. (November 16, 2000) 

"Congratulations Arima! 112 Years as a Borough" - An article from the Sunday Guardian of Trinidad that also includes the text of a speech by the President of the Carib Community of Arima, Trinidad, on the occasion of Arima's Borough Day. (July 30, 2000)

“Out of the Woods: Former copy writer applies Amerindian ethics to her eco-craft”, by Deborah John, Trinidad Express, Sunday, 16 April, 2000: “…Nothing must be wasted and things that are not biodegradable must be recycled and this is her way, she says, of applying Amerindian ethics to our environment. ‘The Amerindians don't waste anything. Things like discarded tubs and metal frames remain in landfill forever unless we find some way to use them’…”

“Mystery of the Pitch Lake”, by Afiya Butler, Trinidad Express, Monday, 10 April, 2000: “…According to Amerindian legend, the Pitch Lake in La Brea was punishment from the Gods dealt to the Chaima, a powerful Amerindian tribe. To them, the hummingbird was sacred. But one day after an important victory, the chief of the tribe celebrated by killing and eating the bird. This angered the gods…”

"Medina is New Carib Queen" - An article by Marlise Andrews in the Trinidad Guardian, on the selection of the new Queen of the Caribs in Arima, Trinidad. (March 28, 2000)

"Carib Politics 500 Years Later" - An Article by Tracy Kim Assing, Sunday Guardian, Trinidad, Page 12. (January 30, 2000)

“Remember the Amerindians”, by Kamal Persad, Trinidad Express, Sunday, 04 December, 1999: [look three quarters of the way down this page to find the article] “…The surviving descendants of the Amerindian genocide in Trinidad have been commemorating the last great Amerindian act of resistance and rebellion against Spanish and Catholic imperial domination over the last week and these activities will continue during the month of December…”

"Hyarima--Amerindian Cacique" - An article from the Trinidad Guardian on Hyarima, cacique (chief) of Arima. (November 30, 1999) 

Chicago Tribune--Dominica, Travel Destination: "The Carib Territory, a patch on the east coast just south of Melville Hall airport, also is worth a visit, although promotion of the Caribs has affected the once-natural experience". 

"Revising the Arena Affair" - An article from the Trinidad Guardian on the 300th anniversary of the Amerindian uprising at the Mission of San Francisco de los Arenales, Trinidad, in 1699. (November 30, 1999)

"How about an Amerindian Heritage Day?" - An article by Al Akong in The Independent of Trinidad, on the Amerindian heritage of the Trinidad and the Caribbean. (October 1, 1999) 

"Indigenous Protest" - This report from the Resource Center of the Americas deals with Garifuna protests in Honduras over the alienation of lands. (September 2, 1999) 

“British Feared ‘Cocoa Panyols’”, by Kim Johnson, Trinidad Express, Sunday, 29 August, 1999: [look 25% of the way down this page to find the article] “…Also known as Cocoa Panyols or just Spanish, they were of Spanish/Amerindian/ African stock, and came in their numbers during the last century from a Venezuela racked by revolution and civil war. Even more would have been invited to fill Trinidad's post-emancipation labour shortage, instead of East Indians, but high government officials thought them ‘a dangerous and criminal class’…”

“Raleigh’s Tall Tales”, by Kim Johnson, Trinidad Express, Sunday, 04 July, 1999: [look half way down this page to find the article] “Despite the six-cent commemorative stamps issued in 1935, 1938 and 1953 by the colony of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Walter Raleigh never claimed to have discovered the Pitch Lake. He knew that the aboriginal inhabitants of Trinidad were long familiar with the pitch lake-pitch is an Amerindian word….Yet his most outrageous tales were swallowed, such as that of the Ewaipanoma tribe, who ‘have their eyes in their shoulders, and mouths in the middle of their breasts, and that a long train of hair groweth backward between their shoulders’…”

“Trinidad's first governor confused El Dorado with fountain of youth”, by Kim Johnson, Trinidad Express, Sunday, 27 June, 1999: [look 80% of the way down this page to find the article] “Juan Ponce de Leon (1466-1521) sought the Fountain of Youth in Florida. But El Dorado-The Gilded Man, an Amerindian king who annointed himself daily with gold dust- was supposed to live somewhere in Peru. Alas, like any rainbow's pot of gold, his kingdom retreated from its seekers. It migrated east and ended up in North-eastern Venezuela or Guyana. Thus Trinidad became important as the launching pad for its conquest. Antonio de Berrio, Trinidad's first Governor, was already an old retired soldier when he was recruited to the search for El Dorado…”

"No Waterway for Political Mileage" - An angry letter to the editor of The Independent newspaper of Dominica, over the failure to provide pipe-borne water to the Carib Territory. (April 14, 1999) 

“John Stollmeyer Returns to the Earth”, by Olivia Mejias, Trinidad Express, Wednesday, 06 January, 1999: “…which he is now planning to build an Amerindian hut in Las Cuevas and live there in harmony with the Earth…”

"Celebrating Garifuna Day" - An article from the San Pedro Sun of Belize on the annual celebrations of Garifuna Settlement Day. (November 27, 1998) 

"Garifuna Settlement Day Celebrated" - An article from the San Pedro Sun of Belize detailing the festivities on the 57th anniversary of this national Garifuna holiday. (November 27, 1998)

"Caribs upset after meeting with PM aborted", Trinidad Express, Tuesday, 22 September, 1998, Trevor Burnett: "In a rare news conference, the Carib community of Arima, led by Councillor Ricardo Bharat, voiced dissatisfaction on Sunday over an aborted meeting with Prime Minister Basdeo Panday previously scheduled for between September 25-26…"

"Caribs Celebrate Santa Rosa Festival", Trinidad Express, Monday, 24 August, 1998, Trevor Burnett: "Carib men lift their patron Rosa de Lima to begin their annual procession through the streets of Arima…"

"Garifuna Protest" - This report, presented by the Resource Center of the Americas, speaks of a Garifuna protest in Honduras over new laws permitting non-nationals to purchase lands. (July 12, 1998) 

"Celebrate Our Carib Heritage" - An article by Sandra Chouthi, Features Desk, Trinidad Express, Section 2, Page 1. (June 29, 1998) 

"T&T Caribs on the move", Trinidad Express, Letter of the Day, Friday, 19 June, 1998, Beryl Almarales: "The members of the Santa Rosa Carib Community have therefore decided to establish a research centre at our headquarters on Paul Mitchell Street, Arima, and to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Columbus on our shores with the opening of this centre…"

"In Honduras, the Garifuna Culture Fights for Survival" - Gerry Volgenau writes in this article for the Detroit Free Press about challenges facing the Garifuna population of Honduras. (March 29, 1998) 

"T&T goes after billion-dollar travel trade: Rustic resort to lure eco-tourists", Trinidad Express, Wednesday, 04 February, 1998, Sandra Chouthi: "GLEN Christo Adonis, wearing on his hips a belt from which hangs a scabbard in a long leather pouch, climbs a mandarin tree with the agility of a monkey. Adonis, who lives on Calvary Hill, Arima, is of Carib and East Indian and African ancestry…"

“Arawak Artifacts Found at Harris Promenade”, by Vidhisha Mannah, Trinidad Express, Saturday, 03 January, 1998: [look two-thirds of the way down this page] “A number of items which could provide an insight into the lifestyle of the early inhabitants of Trinidad have been unearthed by workmen engaged in the redevelopment of Harris Promenade, San Fernando…”

"Little Progress in the Recognition and Demarcation of Indigenous Lands in Guyana" - Information Update from the Forest Peoples Programme. (February 19, 1997) 

"Suriname: People of Kwamalasemutu Want Golden Star Resources to Leave Their Land and Ask that their Land Rights be Recognized by the Government", a Press Release from the Forest Peoples Programme, 4 February, 1997: "A delegation from the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname went to Kwamalasemutu last week to investigate complaints raised by village leaders concerning the activities of Canadian mining company, Golden Star Resources and Surinamese company, NaNa Resources…"

"Guatemaltecos triunfan en el XX Festival Nacional Garífuna" - An article from La Prensa on competitions featured for the National Garifuna Festival. (July 24, 1996) 

"Guyana Tries to Save Indigenous Languages" - This article, by Bert Wilkinson of the Inter Press Service, deals with a national awareness campaign to preserve and teach Amerindian languages in Guyana. (October 24, 1993) 

"St. Vincent/Grenadines: Caribs Fight to Recover their Culture" - This article by Colin Williams of the Inter Press Service reports on recent initiatives to revive Carib culture in St. Vincent. (October 5, 1991)

“The Black Caribs of St. Vincent”, Newsday Historical Digest, June 24, 2001, Page 28—Extract: “….The Caribs held St. Vincent in such strength that the island was one of the last of the lesser Antilles to be settled by Europeans and the first group of settlers, whether French or English, had to make treaties with the Caribs in order to get a foothold. The last of these treaties was made in 1773, ten years after the island became British….”

“Queen of a Forgotten People”, by Mychelle Loubon, in Caribbean Voice, April 2003—an article on current Carib Queen, Valentina Medina, her family and her positions the revival and maintenance of Carib traditions

The Carib Santa Rosa Festival - From Catholic News Online, Trinidad, “Top Story: Statue in the Streets”, followed up in “Parish News”. (September 3, 2000)

"Documentary on Carib Canoe Expedition" - Myriam Auguiste, of The Chronicle of Dominica, reports on the airing of the film based on the 1997 Gli-Gli Carib Canoe voyage in the Carib Territory. (July 28, 2000)

"Carib Chief: Martin's Loss Sets Back Reserve" - This article from The Chronicle of Dominica explains why Carib Chief Garnette Joseph believes a community-based project in the Carib Territory will be adversely affected by Athie Martin's resignation as Minister of Agriculture. (July 14, 2000)

"$M model village for Carib people" - Myriam Auguiste of The Chronicle of Dominica reports on the establishment of a Model Carib Village to showcase Carib culture in the context of tourism. (June 30, 2000)

"Caribs Close Carnival in Tewe Vaval Style" - Myriam Auguiste, of The Chronicle of Dominica, writes on Carnival celebrations in the Carib Territory. (March 17, 2000)

"The Carib Queens of Arima" - An article in the Catholic News Online, Trinidad, on the history of the Queens of the Caribs in Arima, Trinidad. (March 5, 2000)

"Caribs' Christmas, a Community Affair" - Myriam Auguiste of The Chronicle of Dominica reflects on traditions in the Caribs' celebrations of Christmas. (December 24, 1999)

"Marginalised Caribs Ready to be Counted" - Myriam Auguiste, of The Chronicle of Dominica, reports on various Carib initiatives to showcase Carib traditions nationally and internationally. (October 29, 1999)

"Carib Queen Ready for National Contest" - An article on Judith Francis, Miss Kalinago, in The Chronicle of Dominica. (October 8, 1999)

"Caribs' Craft at Regional Trade Show" - The showcasing of Carib crafts at the 1999 Caribbean Craft Marketplace in Barbados, as reported by The Chronicle of Dominica. (August 20, 1999)

"No Waterway for Political Mileage" - An angry letter to the editor of The Independent newspaper of Dominica, over the failure to provide pipe-borne water to the Carib Territory. (April 14, 1999)

"Rights-Guyana: Indigenous Fight for Land Titles" - This report from the Inter Press Service speaks of an Amerindian lawsuit brought against the Government of Guyana over land title. (November 1, 1998)

Forest Peoples Programme, “UnderMining Indigenous People and the Environment in Guyana”, Date: 4/26/97

The Independent: Fabulous Farah - This article, from a newspaper in Dominica, features Farah Valmond, a Carib contestant for Carnival Queen. (February 3, 1998)

"Caribs Pay Homage to Ancestors" - This article by Xavira Neggers of the Associated Press reports on the launch of the Dominican Caribs' Gli-Gli Carib canoe journey through the Caribbean. (August 24, 1997)

"Caribs and Arawaks Sign Historic Peace Treaty" - This article from the Sunday Mirror reports on the signing of a symbolic treaty between the Arawaks of Guyana and the Caribs of Dominica in ceasing all hostilities. (November 17, 1996)