The Indigenous Peoples

The Indigenous Peoples-Lesson 1

by Mahaila Edwards-Horsham

​At the end of the lesson students should be able to

​1. List the early indigenous people who settled in the Caribbean

​2. Identify the region that was settled by each group

​3. Describe the political organisations of the Indigenous peoples.

​The Tainos

• ​The Tainos (Arawaks) were found living in the Greater Antilles.

• ​They are believed to have come from the northern banks of the Orinoco River in Venezuela.

• ​The tainos were located in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola

• ​Some Tainos also lived in Trinidad

​Let's look at this video

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Multiple Choice

After looking at the you tube video, what was the name of the Tainos Chief?

• Cacique

• Ubutu

• halach Uinic

• Chief Hatuey

Multiple Choice

Where did the Tainos people move from ?

• Asia

• Orinico River

• Central America

• Trinidad

​Kalinagos ( Caribs)

• ​The Kalinagos inhabited the Lesser Antilles

• ​This included the islands of St Kitts/Nevis, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, Monserrat, Dominica

• ​It is from their name that the word the Caribbean is derived

• ​The Kalinagos also lived in Trinidad

​Let us look at this video

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​Tainos- Political System

• ​The Tainos Chief was called the Cacique

• ​The Cacique were generally aged men who were considered to be wise.

• ​The Cacique acquired their powers through a hereditary system ( passed on from father to son, if their was no son, then the eldest son of the cacique's sister.

• ​They ruled over the village and controlled the population.

​Kalinagos - Political System

• ​The Kalinago Chief was called the Ouboutou

• ​He was chosen for his prowess ( bravery), he had to endure pain and display fighting skills and expertise.

• ​It was not passed down from father to son, he had to be elected

• ​The chief's main duty was to organize the people in his community for hunting, fishing and war

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the Kalinago Chief?

• Cacique

• Ouboutou

• Chief Hateuy

• Halach Uinic

Draw

Name TWO things you learnt today

​We have come to the end of the lesson

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