caribbean
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The Ones Who Remembered: St. David’s Island and the Native American Slave Trade to the Caribbean
St. David’s Island is a bridge. Between the Northeastern tribes and the Caribbean. Between the past and the present. Between extinction and survival. And if they survived in Bermuda— If they held the memory for three hundred and fifty years— If they came back from the dead according to colonial records— Then ask yourself: How…
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Population Y: The Melanesian Ancestors Who Cross the Ocean in Our Blood
These were the original navigators. The star readers. The ocean whisperers. Black and brown tribes who built civilizations before colonization tried to erase us from history. Read more at Livity.Blog
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They Made Indigenous Peoples “Black” to Steal the Land
Before colonizers arrived, North America had sophisticated civilizations that built structures rivaling Egypt’s pyramids. Cahokia, near present-day St. Louis, had 20,000 people—larger than London at the time… Historical accounts describe diverse Indigenous populations, including dark-skinned peoples who built these civilizations. The Kaw people of Kansas were described as having skin “as black as Negros.” Various…
