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The Garifuna people (/ ˌ ɡ ɑːr iː ˈ f uː n ə / GAR-ee-FOO-nə [3] [4] or Spanish pronunciation: [ɡa'ɾifuna]; pl. Garínagu [5] in Garifuna) [a] are a people of mixed free African and Amerindian ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, Spanish, Belizean Creole and Vincentian Creole.
He lobbied successfully for the colonial authorities to provide native Garifuna nurses in the local hospital. [2] Ramos was a Methodist, a preacher, and wrote several Garifuna hymns. Some of them are sung each year at his memorial. [4] T. V. Ramos was a contemporary of Marcus Garvey, and was involved in Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement ...
Afro-Hondurans or Black Hondurans are Hondurans of Sub-Saharan African descent. Research by Henry Louis Gates and other sources regards their population to be around 1-2%. [2] [3] [4] They descended from: enslaved Africans by the Spanish, as well as those who were enslaved from the West Indies and identify as Creole peoples, and the Garifuna who descend from exiled zambo Maroons from Saint ...
German technicians destroyed the Kamina transmitters on 24 August, and Togoland surrendered to the British and French on 26 August 1914. Grunshi survived the war, having fought in three African campaigns, [ 3 ] and as a lance corporal was mentioned in dispatches on 5 March 1918. [ 7 ]
Garifuna Americans or Black Carib Americans are Americans of Garifuna ancestry, who are descendants of Arawak, Kalinago (Island Carib), and Afro-Caribbean people living in Saint Vincent. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Many Garifuna were exiled from St. Vincent to the Central American countries of Honduras , Guatemala , Belize , and Nicaragua before moving to the ...
5 Germany. 6 Poland. 7 Portugal. 8 Romania. 9 Russia. 10 Serbia. 11 Turkey. ... World War I Memorial (East Providence, Rhode Island) World War I Memorial (Elkton ...
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates 139 cemeteries and memorials on the Western Front of the First World War. On 20 September 2023, UNESCO designated the locations as a World Heritage site. [1] [2]
This category contains articles relating to the Garifuna people of Central America, and related subtopics including their culture, belief systems, language, history, settlements, environment, and so on.