Group
Origin
1. Amerindian
Ethnic Groups in the Caribbean and their Contribution !
System of labour
Influences
Communal society,
• Family-communal living and ownership
cooperative communities.
• Craft- basket weaving and ceramic pottery
Food- use of cassava, pepper pot, barbeque
2. European
•
Colonised in the 17th century
and brought other Europeans
as indentured servants.
Architecture- great houses, plantations, fortification
Languages-
Religion-
Sport- cricket, football
Government-parliament and legal system
Society-clothing, courtship, marriage customs
Education-school system and structure
3. African
Forced migration, worked as
slaves in the Caribbean from
the 17th century until
Emancipation in 1834.
Traditional religions-
Music- use of drums, dancing, tuk band, this
influences most Caribbean musical forms- calypso,
reggae, zouk