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CaribAmerican Indian people who inhabited the Lesser Antilles and parts of the South American coast at the time of the Spanish conquest. The Island Carib (now extinct) were a warlike, individualistic people who reportedly practiced cannibalism (the term derives from their name). Carib groups on the mainland, some of whom still survive, lived in the Guianas and as far south as the Amazon River; they subsisted by hunting and growing crops and were less aggressive than their island relatives. Carib 1. a member of a group of American Indian peoples of NE South America and the Lesser Antilles 2. the family of languages spoken by these peoples How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Not only does Fleurant address Vodou's synthesis of Catholicism with cultural, religious, and artistic practices from many African cultures, but he also addresses the Taino-Arawak and Carib elements in Vodou, often overlooked in both scholarly and popular conceptions of the religion. The cement company Hill expand and modernize its Jamaican subsidiary, Carib Cement, while reducing carbon emissions and improving environmental standards. The first generation of these accounts, from the 1640s and 1650s, focused primarily on Carib Indians; where African slaves were mentioned, it was in the most denigrating terms. |
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