Consequences of Colonialism to the History and Lives of the Garifuna People of St. Vincent.

Garifuna people have lived on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent for over 300 years. Enslaved Africans who had survived sinking two Spanish ships in 1600s became first non-American group to settle island. Land ownership struggles, racism and discrimination attempts at cultural erasure mark their history. This paper analyzes relations consequences colonialism current status neglect Vincent. It argues that arrival Spanish, French, British influenced genocide Caribs, creation stereotypes associated with people, spread academic literature based false narratives stories. These led struggles face fight rewrite historical memory knowledge. Finally, it is essential recognize progress rebuilding an identity self-recognition by restoring demanding governmental recognition. They sought situate themselves as live, fight, exude mixed culture Arawak black ancestry a transnational territory. However, case complex. carry indigenous African identities, which insert them into movements networks belonging around or Afro descendants' movements.