Kalinago Affairs Minister challenges historians to rewrite the history of the Nation’s First Inhabitants

​Kalinago Affairs Minister Casius Darroux is challenging local historians to rewrite the history of the nation’s first people. 
 
Darroux made this call at the opening ceremony of the Dominica Festival of Arts (DOMFESTA) at the Old Mill Cultural Centre yesterdayWednesday 3rd May, where the 2nd Edition of a magazine on Kalinago Heritage was released.
 
Kalinago Heritage Volume 2 covers various aspects of Kalinago heritage, including architecture, language, cuisine, carnival and education.Copies of the magazine were presented to schools and libraries of the Kalinago Territory.
Darroux said however, while the magazine documents aspects of the rich cultural heritage which were not published in previous volumes, there are other heritage aspects to be told.
 
Darroux stated “I believe that there are other significant aspects of the Kalinago culture that are yet to be documented, such as survival skills, traits, withstanding the elements, and understanding and preserving Mother Nature”.
 
The Minister added, “The Kalinago People over the past years have made important and significant contributions toward the culture and heritage of this beautiful country Dominica, and also that of the wider Caribbean basin”.
 
Meanwhile, Cultural Projects Officer Gregory Rabess, said “work on the magazine on Kalinago Heritage began three years ago. It covers subjects such as architecture, language, cuisine, Carnival traditions, education, places of ecological or heritage interest, ritual baths and much more”.
 
He noted that several authors such as Prosper Paris, Cozier Frederick, Gerard Langlais, Fustulus Frederick, Miranda Langlais, Francois Barrie, Dr. Lennox Honychurch and himself(Gregory Rabess), contributed to the content of the magazine.