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Native American Tribes of Jamaica

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Jamaican Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous tribe from Jamaica that is not currently listed on this page and you would like to see it here, please contact us about contributing information to our site.

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Jamaica included:

The Taino Indians

The Ciboney Indians

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Jamaica:

Jamaican Arawak History:
Article on the history of the Arawaks in Jamaica.

Indigenous Languages of the Caribbean
Collection of materials about the lost and endangered Indian languages of the Caribbean region.

Review of the Indigenous Caribbean
Online journal of cultural information about the Native inhabitants of Jamaica and the Caribbean.

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