All things Indigenous People- Kalinagos

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

-They inhabited the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean (St. Lucia, Barbados, St Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago). Grenada, Dominica, St. Vincent and Trinidad were the four main islands in which they inhabited.

COMPARISON:
MAYANS                                                                  KALINAGOS

• Civilization                                                          Tribe
• City States                                                            Villages
• Permanent Settlement                                           Semi-nomadic (settled approx. 5 years)

Kalinagos often had victory ceremonies. These included:

1. Dancing
2. Singing
3. Drinking beers
4. Smoking tobacco

They would capture the bravest Taino warrior, cut piece of his flesh and pass it around during victory ceremonies.