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Introduction to Caribbean Heritage …. Who were the first peoples of the Caribbean?. Arawaks. Caribs. How did the Natives Come to the Caribbean?. How did the Africans come to the Caribbean?. Christopher Columbus and the Spanish When he landed he met the Arawaks Called them Indians. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Introduction to Caribbean Heritage ….
Who were the first peoples of the Caribbean?
Arawaks Caribs
How did the Natives Come to the Caribbean?
ChristopherColumbusand the Spanish
When he landed he met the Arawaks
Called them Indians
How did the Africans come to the Caribbean?
•Arawaks were peaceful and friendly
•Arawaks did not have weapons
•Europeans enslaved them
But first …
Columbus Enslaved Caribbean Natives
3 million Arawaks perished:
Genocide – planned killing of a people
• war
• slavery
• European diseases
•Therefore … Arawaks not available for slave labor
•
Need for Stronger Slaves
•solution - lack of man power
•large scale importation of slaves from African west coast.
•African slaves stronger than natives
• Africans tolerate European diseases
Arawaks and Africans Intermingle
• Common bond - slavery
An Arawak Family ….
Music
Ancient RythmsBy
Singing SandraHighlight paragraphs:
Caribbean Ancestors slaves from Africa