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Caribs fight to cling to roots
Sun-Sentinel ^ | April 2, 2006 | Doreen Hemlock

Posted on 04/03/2006 2:56:48 PM PDT by twippo

Arima · Seated at a table under a traditional Carib Indian thatch roof, cousins Jason Calderon and Rosa Bharath are busy hot-gluing sequins on decorations for Carnival, listening to pop music on the radio while clad in the latest teen fashions: hip T-shirts, knockoff adidas shoes and earrings that look like diamonds.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: amerindian; carib; caribbean; caribindian; nativepeople; trinidad; trinidadandtobago

1 posted on 04/03/2006 2:56:50 PM PDT by twippo
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To: twippo

I married a Carib, and have the scars to prove it!


2 posted on 04/03/2006 3:27:29 PM PDT by Vicomte13 (Et alors?)
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To: twippo

Wasn't there a short-lived detective show called "Carib" or "Caribe," back in the early '70's?


3 posted on 04/03/2006 4:57:14 PM PDT by Steely Tom
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To: Vicomte13

What type of scars?


4 posted on 04/03/2006 5:27:11 PM PDT by twippo (Phil Hendrie fan since 12/99)
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To: twippo

Emotional...MOSTLY!


5 posted on 04/03/2006 6:36:12 PM PDT by Vicomte13 (Et alors?)
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To: twippo

Emotional...MOSTLY!


6 posted on 04/03/2006 6:36:18 PM PDT by Vicomte13 (Et alors?)
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To: twippo

I thought there were some true Carib in Belize and a few other places around the Carib Sea?


7 posted on 04/03/2006 6:41:23 PM PDT by nomorelurker (wetraginhell)
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To: nomorelurker

Yes, including Honduras, Guatemala and British Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic). Puerto Ricans have a significant Taino Indian heritiage as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garifuna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_%28Puerto_Rico%29#Demographics


8 posted on 04/03/2006 7:32:43 PM PDT by twippo (Phil Hendrie fan since 12/99)
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