EntombedCurve02:
Now, the reason I didnt include them in the beginning was because the Kalinago people, the Caribs of the Caribbean islands, were a separate entity that the Caribs of South America (altough they are related), so I counted them as North America but now they have been firmly stablished to represent more groups.
It’s a bit confusing. Apparently the Caribs and the Arawaks are two sides of the same coin, but they are also different at the same time. However, the term arawak is better suited to those who are from the mainland.
Early Spanish explorers and administrators used the terms Arawak and Caribs to distinguish the peoples of the Caribbean, with Carib reserved for indigenous groups that they considered hostile and Arawak for groups that they considered friendly.: 121
In 1871, ethnologist Daniel Garrison Brinton proposed calling the Caribbean populace "Island Arawak" because of their cultural and linguistic similarities with the mainland Arawak. Subsequent scholars shortened this convention to "Arawak", creating ...
The exonym Caribe was first recorded by Christopher Columbus.: vi One hypothesis for the origin of Carib is that it means "brave warrior".: vi Its variants, including the English word Carib, were then adopted by other European languages.: vi Early Spanish explorers and administrators used the terms Arawak and Caribs to distinguish the peoples of the Caribbean, with Carib reserved for indigenous groups that they considered hostile and Arawak for groups that they considered friendly. The Kalinag...
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