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The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - vest007 - 06-25-2013
http://www.eturbonews.com/35609/lost-indians-st-kitts
Quote:Mahabir noted that most of the studies on the history of East Indians in the Caribbean have focused on the larger islands such as Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad. Some research has been done on the smaller islands such as Guadeloupe, Martinique, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. Among these smaller islands, St. Kitts has barely been examined.
Quote:In 2006, Mahabir visited St. Kitts in search of the descendants of Indians. Unfortunately, he found no traces of them in the form of physiological features, names, food or other remnants of cultural legacy. After the emancipation of slaves, about 337 Indian indentured labourers were brought from India to St. Kitts to work in the sugarcane plantations. Though they numbered about five percent of the population at the time, their descendants have now mysteriously disappeared, certainly not altogether through inter-marriage.
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - chairman - 06-25-2013
the other islands have been lost a long time ago
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - mapoui - 06-25-2013
there are Indians in the french islands as well
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - chairman - 06-25-2013
but they are lost ;D
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - vest007 - 06-26-2013
Quote:the other islands have been lost a long time ago
Quote:there are Indians in the french islands as well
Indians might have completely assimilated in islands like St Kitts, but in Martinique and Guadeloupe, they have successfully managed to preserve their customs and traditions.
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=4700
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - Kwami - 06-26-2013
Assumed that this was about the Carib and Arawaks Indians
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - vest007 - 06-26-2013
Quote:Assumed that this was about the Carib and Arawaks Indians
Lol... in that case there a few Caribs remaining in Dominica (The Carib Territory), Trinidad (Santa Rosa Carib Community) and Saint Vincent.
Arawaks were too friendly, and were exterminated centuries ago. The Caribs survived because they were very violent and aggressive.
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - mapoui - 06-26-2013
did not Vidia Naipaul take a look at Indos in the French Islands and had quite a lot to say about them in the Middle Passage?
how does that compare to currently?
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - mapoui - 06-26-2013
very interesting and informative vid 007
I knew of the french Indo presence but never dug into it
Re: The Lost Indians of St. Kitts - chairman - 06-26-2013
very informative video