HIS294Y1 Lecture Notes - Greater Antilles, Arawakan Languages, Arawak
Document Summary
37. 5 million people are residents of the caribbean: not including the diaspora. Circum-caribbean to express that it"s both insular (island) and continental. The guianas are the only non-spanish speaking countries in south america: the borders are contenscious because they don"t necessarily have any meaning for the people who live there due to the amazon interior. Politically disputed borders because of the distribution of resources. 1969 rupununi rebellion: because venezuelan lays claim to so much of the guyana border they extended citizenship to the people in the interior and there was a rebellion among the indigenous people to have venezuela take control. Between puerto rico and the u. s. virgin islands is the border between the greater and. Santo domingo --> dominican republic: santo domingo is the capital, context tells you which one. Indigenous peoples in this area are considered so because of their pre-columbian (i. e. christopher) heritage.
