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Native American Tribes of Trinidad and Tobago

This is an index to the Native American language and cultural information on our website pertaining to Trinidadian Indian tribes. Some pages contain more information than others. If you belong to an indigenous tribe from Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago included:

The Arawak Indians

The Galibi Indians

The Kalinago Indians

The Shebayo Indians

The Warao Indians

The Yao Indians

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

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 Trinidad, Tobago and the Caribbean.

A Lokono Prayer in Trinidad:
Text of an Arawak Indian prayer with English translation.

Amerindian Languages in Trinidad and Tobago:
The history of indigenous languages in Trinidad and Tobago, including a list of Arawak place names.

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