Resistance, Refuge, Revival - The Indigenous Kalinagos of Dominica

Shortlist, Non-fiction Category, 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature

"...provides an accessible, indispensable lexicography for understanding why and how these First Peoples have persisted in our anthropocene." - Caribbean Beat Magazine

What happened to the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean in the wake of the European adventurers who claimed to have "discovered" them? While in some parts of the region they were decimated within a generation, others, such as the Kalinago of Dominica and the Lesser Antilles, resisted the onslaught. This book sheds new light on the Kalinago relationship in the wake of contact and exchange. In remarkable detail, it shows how they have shifted identities from the early years of resistance, through tactical retreat to eventual revival of Kalinago tradition into the 21st century.

About the author

Lennox Honychurch is a Dominican historian and anthropologist. He has published numerous books and academic papers on the archaeology and history of Dominica and the Caribbean. His doctorate in anthropology, from Oxford University, focussed on the period of contact and culture exchange between the indigenous Kalinago people of Dominica and the European and African arrivals in the Eastern Caribbean. He is the director of Island Heritage Initiatives, a consultancy and contracting company for restoration projects of heritage sites; most recently he was responsible for the restoration of Fort Shirley at the Cabrits National Park in Dominica.

Summary

What happened to the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean in the wake of the European onslaught? All but a few were wiped out. This remarkable book explores the history and culture of those who survived: the Kalinagos of Dominica - from resistance, to refuge and now revival.

Product details

• Authors: Lennox Honychurch, Honychurch Lennox
• Publisher: BookSource
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781739130329
• ISBN: 978-1-7391303-2-9
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 346 g
• Illustrations: photographs, maps, engravings, artwork, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Dominica, Colonialism & imperialism, Indigenous Peoples, Relating to indigenous peoples, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, indigenous;resilience;revival;Caribbean;Dominica;Kalinago