In a contemporary sense, perspectives of the Caribbean have been created in a way that does not speak of the indigenous and aboriginal peoples of the areas as much as they should. This is likely to change though as these indigenous and aboriginal peoples of the Caribbean are once again gaining prominence and once again establishing their identities. From a review of the literature available it might seem as though the indigenous and aboriginal peoples of the Caribbean are closing in on extinction, but this is not the case.
[...] It is a notion that was first brought forth in the middle of the 1970s by indigenous advocates, and it called for the village to be the centre of culture for all those that visited. It was an idea that gained relevance in the years and decades since its inception, but it not until the early 1990s that the idea began being taken more seriously as a national, regional and international objective. In 1998 it gained funding from the Caribbean Development Bank. [...]
[...] The chapter is interesting because it looks at the implications of implementing the Carib Village Model using various theories to explain how it has taken its toll on the indigenous and aboriginal peoples of the Dominican Republic. It is a project that seriously affects the social landscape as it involves invasive construction of the space. It links the idea of the village with Carib cultural identity. The village becomes the place where Carib culture is disseminated and therefore becomes a hotbed for tourist activities, encompassing many people who want to get a good idea of what it means to take in Carib culture. [...]
[...] Chapter 3 This chapter finds itself in the island of Hispaniola, which is divided between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Haiti. It is significant because it is a place that lay at the centre of the thriving Taíno culture. This was a culture that, by the end of the fifteenth century, had influence all across the Caribbean, specifically the lions- share of the Greater Antilles region. It was on this island that the falsehood of the extinction of the Taíno started. [...]
[...] It is a tale of a community in Cuba which is now headed by elder don Francisco (Panchito) Ramirez Rojas, and it highlights how the eight year forum - the Indigenous Legacies of the Caribbean was created. This forum sought to bring together indigenous and aboriginal peoples from four different areas of the island, along with anyone else that wanted to experience the facets of Cuban culture and identity as it had developed over the many years. The forum was significant because it did something that had not been done before, it created a significant cultural discourse about the Cuban legacy, one that had not been brought to the forefront of the public discussion to this extend before. [...]
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