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Island Caribs
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Kalinago.
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During the beginning of the 18th century, the Island Carib population in Saint Vincent was greater than that in Dominica. Both the Island Caribs (Yellow Caribs) and the Black Caribs (Garifuna) fought against the British during the Second Carib War. After the end of the war, the British deported the Garifuna (a population of 4,338) to Roatan, while the Island Caribs (whose population consisted of 80 people) were allowed to stay on Saint Vincent. The 1812 eruption of La Soufrière destroyed the Carib territory, killing a majority of the Island Caribs. After the eruption, 130 Yellow Caribs and 59 Black Caribs survived on Saint Vincent. Unable to recover from the damage caused by the eruption, 120 of the Yellow Caribs, under Captain Baptiste, emigrated to Trinidad. In 1830, the Carib population numbered less than 100.