Garinagu

True OR False

The Garifuna people came straight to Belize from Africa.

• True

• False

The Carib Indians are ancestors of the Garinagu.

• True

• False

The African ancestors of the Garinagu were brought to be used as slaves but set free near St. Vincent.

• True

• False

The ancestors of the Garinagu escaped from slavery due to a shipwreck.

• True

• False

The first set of Garifuna people arrived in Belize in 1823.

• True

• False

The Garinagu are also known as Black Caribs.

• True

• False

Garifuna settlement day is celebrated in Belize because a large group of Garifuna arriver here on the 19th November 1823.

• True

• False

The group that arrived in 1823 were the last set of Garifuna people to come to live in Belize.

• True

• False

The Garinagu people were welcomed when they first came to Belize.

• True

• False

All males worked in the mahogany camps.

• True

• False