I am a Garifuna. Usually when I say that, people ask "What is that?" I then have to explain the origins of my people. The Garinagu (plural for Garifuna) are the offspring of the intermingling of Carib and Arawak Indians and Africans. This took place on the island of St. Vincent (referred to as Yurumein by the Garinagu) in the 15 and 1600's. This intermingling led to the establishment of a new culture with its unique language, dress, food, spirituality, and technology.
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