| Depart Roseau with KHATTS TOURS, travel up the lush Antrim Valley and the East Atlantic Coast to the Carib Indian Village for a real Native Experience with your Carib Indian Tour Guide. Dominica is the only island where the indigenous Caribs have survived and live together as a group in their own community. Learn form your guide about the lives of these proud and noble people who once ruled the Eastern Caribbean. See Article On The Native People Tour of Kalinago Barana Autê The Kalinago Barana Autê offers a unique experience, sharing the history and traditions of the Kalinago people from hundreds of years ago. It is a world of colour and pageantry, where the nation's first people's talent and pride are abundant. Kalinago Barana Autê is located along the banks of the Crayfish-River near the Isukulati Falls in the Carib Territory of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Kalinago Barana Autê consists of an interpretation center, snack bar, and gift shop. To begin the tour of this breathtaking village, a footbridge crossing the river gives way to a circular trail on the northern side and leads to a series of small huts (ajoupas) that are located throughout the site. In the center of this arrangement of small huts is the main Karbet (biggest hut), which is used for cultural and theatrical performances. The huts (ajoupas) feature traditional activities such as canoe building, cassava processing, basket weaving, calabash carving, and herb collection and preparation. During the tour, one can learn about the local flora and fauna and its usefulness to the Kalinago people from the certified tour guides. The remainder of the trail throughout this gorgeous village will offer fantastic viewpoints of the rough Atlantic coastline, along with the opportunity to witness the Isulukati Waterfall cascading down into the Atlantic Ocean. Nestled deep within the forest and coastline of the Crayfish-River valley, the Kalinago Barana Autê, complete with structures inspired by Kalinago architecture, will offer guests a doorway into the culture of the Kalinago people. Demonstration by artisans, traditional canoe building, story telling via cultural performances and interaction with the people of the Carib Territory will contribute to the unique experience visitors will have in the Kalinago Barana Autê. All texts below the heading "Tour of Kalinago Barana Autê" were taken form the Kalinago Barana Aute website. Acknowledgement by The management of Ken Hinterland Tours.Com Time 4-5 hours Click here to Email for details |
This is an educational
tour to learn about the
life and culture of the
first Dominicans
tour to learn about the
life and culture of the
first Dominicans
"Carib was a name
used by Europeans to
describe those people
who inhabited the
islands of the Lesser
Antilles at the time of
Columbus' second
voyage in 1493.
This was not what the
people called
themselves.
The repeated use of
the name for over five
centuries however, has
made it widely adopted
even by the
descendants of the
people themselves".
The above texts are
excerpts form the
writings of
Dr. Lennox Honychurch
used by Europeans to
describe those people
who inhabited the
islands of the Lesser
Antilles at the time of
Columbus' second
voyage in 1493.
This was not what the
people called
themselves.
The repeated use of
the name for over five
centuries however, has
made it widely adopted
even by the
descendants of the
people themselves".
The above texts are
excerpts form the
writings of
Dr. Lennox Honychurch
Dominica is the only
island in the Caribbean
where the Kalinago
people live in their own
community apart from
the rest of the island's
population.
The Kalinago Barana
Aute attempts to
encapsulate the
quintessence of the past
of these historic people
island in the Caribbean
where the Kalinago
people live in their own
community apart from
the rest of the island's
population.
The Kalinago Barana
Aute attempts to
encapsulate the
quintessence of the past
of these historic people
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