Nona Lopez Calderon Galera Moreno Aquan (born August 5, 1954) is

Carib Queen The Carib Queen is the leader of the indigenous community in Trinidad and Tobago. The Queen, whose title was established in 1875, is based at the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago. The position is a lifetime appoin ...

of the Arima First Peoples. She was revealed to the community on May 29, 2019, after a traditional ceremony at the community's centre in Arima. Aquan is a

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

-born fine arts graduate from New York City, and a direct descendant of an old Carib King, Pablo Lopez. The Carib Queen is the leader of the indigenous community in

. The Queen, whose title was established in 1875, is based at the

Santa Rosa First Peoples Community The Santa Rosa First Peoples Community is the major organisation of indigenous people in Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribs of Arima are descended from the original Amerindian inhabitants of Trinidad; Amerindians from the former ''encomiendas'' of Ta ...

Arima Arima, officially The Royal Chartered Borough of Arima is the easternmost and second largest in area of the three boroughs of Trinidad and Tobago. It is geographically adjacent to Sangre Grande and Arouca at the south central foothills of th ...

, Trinidad and Tobago. The position is a lifetime appointment. Aquan is the mother of two adult sons as well as a grandmother. She is a widow.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aquan, Nona 1954 births Living people Carib Queens Trinidad and Tobago people of Carib descent People from Arima

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