Calinago

/ˌkæləˈnɑːɡoʊ/ noun

Definition

A member of the Calinago people, a Kalinago or Arawakan indigenous group from the Caribbean, also historically called the Carib.

Etymology

From the self-designation of indigenous Caribbean peoples, the Kalinago. The term reflects how indigenous groups named themselves before European colonial impositions of different names.

Kelly Says

The Calinago were such skilled seafarers and warriors that European colonizers feared them greatly, yet today many people only know them from the term 'cannibal,' which was a colonial mischaracterization spread to justify conquest.

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