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  • Photo of The Kalinagos are Dominica’s indigenous people (Photo via Dominica News Online)

    The Kalinagos are Dominica’s indigenous people (Photo via Dominica News Online)

    BELIZE CITY – The Caribbean’s indigenous people have urged that they be given a seat at the political table so as to safeguard their rights to their ancestral lands and resources, as they wrapped up an historic University of the West Indies conference of indigenous peoples here over the Labour Day weekend. The call for political representation for the minority…

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  • “Garifuna, a Nation Displaced” – Historic Summit held in SVG

    St. Vincent and the Grenadines played host to the First International Garifuna Summit, from 8 -15 March 2015 under the theme “The Garifuna, a Nation Displaced – Cultural Rights, Economic Survival and Reparations” National delegations participated from Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the USA. Scholars and practitioners of the Garifuna Heritage and Culture were part of the week-long event. In recognition…

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