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
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set of people to populate the Eastern Caribbean and they established many civilizations. The Amerindian people were made up of two unique and distinctive groups; the Arawaks‚ which were also known as Taino‚ who populated the Greater Antilles and the Caribs‚ which were also known as Kalinagos‚ who resided in the Lesser Antilles. In this day and age‚ there is no existence of the great civilizations that once were around but a few Amerindians have been confined to a few of the Caribbean territories and
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out of tree trunks and measured approximately 25 meters in length. Each canoe had a travel capacity of approximately 50 people. The main reason for the Taino migration was increased agitation and threats from the Carib indigenous people from the same region in South America. The Caribs were fierce in the their pursuit of the Taino and followed them up into the Lesser Antilles. Culturally‚ both the Taino and Siboney differed greatly. The Siboneys communed in small societies. Some would argue that
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arrival to the West Indies‚ he met two Amerindian tribes. These were the Kalinagos (Caribs) and the Tainos (Arawak). The Arawak tribe greeted Columbus and his Spanish comrades with gifts and food while the Carib tribe retreated in land and observed the intentions of the Europeans. These behaviors can be seen in picture one on this page‚ which shows the Amerindians greeting Columbus and the Spaniards and the Caribs retreating in land. Picture one taken from (“Amerindians greeting
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islands original inhabitants (who were of Arawak decent) were engaged in conflict with the Caribs in a competition for land and resources. Over time the Arawaks disappeared as the dominant culture and people‚ and it is speculated that they were killed-off by the Caribs. The Caribs held the island for many years‚ continuing to take its resources‚ even as they moved on to other neighboring islands. The Caribs named the island Alliouagana ("Land of the Prickly Bush")‚ perhaps after the aloe plant.”[2]
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Cannibal is a word used to describe a trait which most conscious creatures would rather not resort to. Creatures with no conscious have practiced cannibalism for millennia with no apparent unfavorable results. Only conscious creatures seem to have difficulty with the concept; the only socially accepted cannibals are those who became so out of necessity. Why do we have such difficulty with the concept; our answer lies with the origins and meanings of what it is to be cannibal. Where does cannibal
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In August of 1508‚ Juan Ponce de Leon set sail to the Caribbean to explore the island of San Juan and was greeted by the indigenous people called the Taino. Agueybana‚ the main Taino Cacique of the island they called Boriquén Tierra del alto señor ("Land of the Noble Lord")‚ traveled with Ponce de Leon and some gold back to Spain where Ponce de Leon was granted the first settlement rights on San Juan. In 1510‚ Ponce de Leon founded Caparra‚ the first settlement. He named himself Adelantado meaning
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settled in Yucatan} Central America The AZTECS settled in Mexico} Central America The INCAS settled in Peru} South America -The ARAWAKS and CARIBS originally settled in South America (Bolivia & Brazil). They then migrated to the West Indies. At the time of the European arrival the Arawaks inhabited the Greater Antilles and half of Puerto Rico‚ While the Caribs controlled the Lesser Antilles. The word Arawak defines a Linguistic Group. There were many distinctive tribal groups‚ which settled in the
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Costa Rica was founded by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to the new world in 1502. Already living in Costa Rica were four indigenous tribes. The Corucas‚ Chibchas‚ and Diquis lived in the south west region while the Caribs lived on the east coast. Tthe natives from the tribes either left when the Spaniards arrived or died from the disease smallpox. Colonists started to settle in this area in 1522. After settlement‚ Spain was under a military Governor from the Captaincy General
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(2009). “Dichotomized schemas of indigenous‚” (Sand 2002)‚ cultures in Trinidad‚ unlike traditional belief‚ were not two tribes‚ but were two categories of native people‚ for example‚ ‘Caribs’ and ‘Arawaks’‚ which were based on their behaviours‚ whether resistant or submissive. This is seen not only in the context of Caribs and Arawaks but also
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