Kalinago Territory, Dominica
E760088
Kalinago Territory, Dominica is an indigenous reserve on Dominica’s east coast that serves as the cultural and ancestral homeland of the Kalinago people.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
indigenous reserve ⓘ populated place ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 15 km²
ⓘ
approximately 3,700 acres ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| capital | Salybia, Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | majority Kalinago population ⓘ |
| established | 1903 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kalinago people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymUsed |
Carib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalinago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Carib Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carib Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | local council with elected chief ⓘ |
| governingBody | Kalinago Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Kalinago Barana Aute cultural village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ancestral homeland of the Kalinago people
ⓘ
center of Kalinago cultural preservation ⓘ cultural homeland of the Kalinago people ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Bataca, Dominica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahaut River area, Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ Salybia, Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Salybia, Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Kalinago Chief ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
indigenous reserve
ⓘ
semi-autonomous territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ east coast of Dominica ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only indigenous territory in Dominica
ⓘ
preservation of pre-Columbian Kalinago heritage ⓘ |
| officialName | Kalinago Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saint David Parish, Dominica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous territories of the Caribbean ⓘ |
| populationGroup |
Kalinago (Carib) community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous people of Dominica ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Government of Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Atlantic Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Kalinago heritage language (largely extinct, used symbolically) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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