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Dominica is a full and participating member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). [19] Dominica is also a member of the International Criminal Court, with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection with the US military, as covered under Article 98.
Meaning Dominica: Wai'tukubuli Kairi Kalinago. Arawak. Tall is Her Body Island Martinique: Jouanacaeira Kalinago: Land of Iguana St. Lucia: Hewanorra Kalinago: Land of the Iguana Saint Vincent: Hairouna Kalinago: Land of the Blessed Bequia: Becouya Kalinago: Island of the Clouds Canouan: Cannouan Kalinago: Island of Turtles Carriacou ...
Map of Dominica. The culture of Dominica is formed by the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Dominica.Dominica is home to a wide range of people. Although it was historically occupied by several native tribes, it was the Taíno and Island Caribs (Kalinago) tribes that remained by the time European settlers reached the island.
The coat of arms of Dominica was adopted on July 21, 1961. It consists of a shield with two guardian sisserou parrots bracing the shield atop of which is a lion passant. The quarters of the shield depict a canoe, a banana tree, a palm and a frog of the native species known as the mountain chicken . [ 1 ]
The flag of Dominica, along with other national symbols, was the focus of a government-sponsored "Emblems Week" in 2016. An initiative of the independence committee, Emblems Week is aimed at reflecting on the meaning of the national emblems, and promoting their use among members of the general public and particularly among the country's schools ...
Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". [2] The Carib Territory was established for the indigenous people of the island. Because the island lies between two French overseas departments , Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south, and because it was colonized by France for a time, it is ...
The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak . Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978.
This location, Dominica and Martinique, becomes the rough dividing line between the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands. The early Spanish explorers called Puerto Rico and the islands to the west Sotavento, meaning "leeward". The islands south and east of Puerto Rico were called Islas de Barlovento, meaning "windward