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  1. Arawak - Wikipedia

    The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and …

  2. Arawak | History, Language, Facts, & Religion | Britannica

    Arawak, American Indians of the Greater Antilles and South America. The Taino, an Arawak subgroup, were the first native peoples encountered by Christopher Columbus on Hispaniola. …

  3. Arawak: Indigenous Caribbeans - Black History Month 2025

    Feb 11, 2021 · Arawak: Indigenous Caribbeans Whilst 62% of Puerto Ricans are the direct maternal descendants of the Arawaks’, little is known about the longest running ancestry of …

  4. The Arawak Peoples - WorldAtlas

    Feb 29, 2020 · The Arawak are a group of peoples Indigenous to the Caribbean and South America. They are believed to have originally been from the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. …

  5. Who Are the Arawak? Identity, Challenges, and Cultural Resilience

    Explore who the Arawak people are, the challenges they face due to colonization and modern pressures, and how they are preserving their culture across the Caribbean and South America.

  6. About — ARAWAK NATION

    The Arawak are a group of indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to the Lokono of South …

  7. Who Were the Arawaks? The Caribbean’s First Inhabitants

    Jun 19, 2019 · Yes, descendants of the Arawak still live in certain places in South America and the Caribbean. Mainly, they inhabit Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and the …

  8. The Arawak Community, a story - African American Registry

    The group that self-identified as the Arawak, also known as the Lokono, settled the coastal areas of Guyana, Suriname, Grenada, Jamaica, and parts of the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

  9. Arawak language - Wikipedia

    Arawak (Arowak, Aruák), also known as Lokono (Lokono Dian, literally "people's talk" by its speakers), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) Indigenous peoples of …

  10. Native Americans: Arawak Indian History and Culture (Arawaks)

    As a complement to our Arawak language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Arawak tribe and their society. The emphasis of these pages is on Arawaks and …