Arawaks
TERM PAPER
"The First Bahamians: Lucayan Migration through the Caribbean"
BY
KINNARD MEADOWS
000-03-4038
COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY 112
TO
MR. STEPHEN B. ARANHA
032006 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . ... ..Page 1-2
Chapter 1 .. Page 3-4
Chapter 2 . . Page 5-7
Conclusion . . ... Page 8
Bibliography .. .... Page 9 -1-
INTRODUCTION
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. The Caribbean is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is usually considered a sub region of North America.
The Caribbean is positioned largely on the Caribbean Plate; the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. The West Indies consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas is northeast of the sea.
The "Lukku-cairi" or island people, as they called themselves, were the first settlers to the Bahamas. They were originally from South America and migrated through the Caribbean and finally arrived in The Bahamas around 800 AD. They are known as Arawaks, also called Lucayans. Indians was a tag given by Columbus, who mistakenly thought he found the East Indies when he dropped anchor in San Salvador in 1492. At the time of Columbus ' first stopover in the Bahamas, the Caribbean was the home of the Arawaks. These people roamed the Caribbean and settled long ahead of Columbus ' arrival.
The Lucayans were the gentle people who welcomed Columbus in 1492. Their uncomplicated way of life was different from that of later residents of the Bahamas although all were faced with the same environment. They journeyed all throughout the
"The First Bahamians: Lucayan Migration through the Caribbean"
BY
KINNARD MEADOWS
000-03-4038
COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORY 112
TO
MR. STEPHEN B. ARANHA
032006 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . ... ..Page 1-2
Chapter 1 .. Page 3-4
Chapter 2 . . Page 5-7
Conclusion . . ... Page 8
Bibliography .. .... Page 9 -1-
INTRODUCTION
The Caribbean is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, and the surrounding coasts. The Caribbean is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America, the Caribbean is usually considered a sub region of North America.
The Caribbean is positioned largely on the Caribbean Plate; the area comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays. The West Indies consist of the Antilles, divided into the larger Greater Antilles which bound the sea on the north and the Lesser Antilles on the east, and the Bahamas is northeast of the sea.
The "Lukku-cairi" or island people, as they called themselves, were the first settlers to the Bahamas. They were originally from South America and migrated through the Caribbean and finally arrived in The Bahamas around 800 AD. They are known as Arawaks, also called Lucayans. Indians was a tag given by Columbus, who mistakenly thought he found the East Indies when he dropped anchor in San Salvador in 1492. At the time of Columbus ' first stopover in the Bahamas, the Caribbean was the home of the Arawaks. These people roamed the Caribbean and settled long ahead of Columbus ' arrival.
The Lucayans were the gentle people who welcomed Columbus in 1492. Their uncomplicated way of life was different from that of later residents of the Bahamas although all were faced with the same environment. They journeyed all throughout the
Bibliography: London and Basingstoke: Macmillan Education, 1988. • Cash, Philip, et al. The Making of the Bahamas: A History for Schools. London: Collins, 1978. • Craton, Michael, and Gail Saunders. Islanders in the Stream: A History of the Bahamian People I. From Aboriginal Times to the End of Slavery. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1992. • Murray, Allan G