Carib Territory
Traditional wooden buildings and tin and tar-paper shanties are found in this rural area amid banana trees and breadfruit.
Dominica has the only remaining tribe of Carib Indians in the Caribbean. A little more than 3,000 people live on a 3,700ac/1497ha reserve on the north-east coast of Dominica. In 1903, after most of the indigenous population had been eradicated by European diseases, Britain had the surviving Caribs agree to live on this reserve.
Dominica has the only remaining tribe of Carib Indians in the Caribbean. A little more than 3,000 people live on a 3,700ac/1497ha reserve on the north-east coast of Dominica. In 1903, after most of the indigenous population had been eradicated by European diseases, Britain had the surviving Caribs agree to live on this reserve.
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The land in the Carib Territory is owned by the Carib Council with Salibia the main settlement. The Caribs survive through fishing, agriculture and the crafts they sell to visitors. The traditional manufacturing of dugout canoes is an interesting sight.
Related Attractions
Dog's Head Staircase
This stairway-like formation of volcanic rock appears to crawl into the sea.
Named Tete Chien after the dog's-head snake it resembles, this staircase (escalier) features prominently in Carib myths.
Named Tete Chien after the dog's-head snake it resembles, this staircase (escalier) features prominently in Carib myths.
Salibia - Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dominica
Salibia is the main settlement in the Carib Territory.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception was restored and is now a Carib Museum.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception was restored and is now a Carib Museum.
St Marie of the Caribs Church
The design of St Marie of the Caribs Church, c 1991, is based on the traditional Carib Mouina (A-frame) and has a canoe for its altar.
Murals depicting Carib history are found both inside and out.
The adjacent cemetery has a three-stone monument dedicated to the first three Carib chiefs after colonization.
Murals depicting Carib history are found both inside and out.
The adjacent cemetery has a three-stone monument dedicated to the first three Carib chiefs after colonization.
