Garifuna

Middle America and the Caribbeanhorticulturalists
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Garifuna, also called Black Caribs, are the descendents of a mixed population of runaway slaves and Carib Indians, who inhabited the island of St. Vincent until their expulsion by the British in 1797, when their story begins. They found refuge on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize, where they live today. Their culture has been influenced by encounters with Miskito Indians, and British and Spanish settlers. Since the Second World War a large number of men have emigrated abroad seeking work to supplement the income of their matrifocal households at home.

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Region
  • Middle America and the Caribbean
Subregion
  • Central America
Subsistence Type
  • horticulturalists
Samples
Countries
  • Belize
  • Dominica
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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