tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post6876019468970090142..comments2023-09-24T03:18:15.557-04:00Comments on Guanaguanare: the laughing gull: We Are [My Trindad And Tobago] [Song]Guanaguanarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16633889363662650322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-44368957298793138362014-10-13T10:32:23.400-04:002014-10-13T10:32:23.400-04:00John Hill, Citizen of the world!
Thank you for vis...John Hill, Citizen of the world!<br />Thank you for visiting and for your kind comments about your adopted homeland, T&T, and the blog. Yes, the First Nations people do persist in T&T and they do maintain traditions. I would not be so quick to bury your Beothuk people either. Before researchers like Dr. Maximilian Forte came along, the received knowledge in T&T was that the indigenous peoples there were extinct, had been decimated, wiped out, even though their descendants were living among us and many of us could confirm that we had Amerindian ancestry! There was also some preoccupation with racial purity resulting in refusal to acknowledge those of mixed ancestry as "authentic" Amerindians and a dismissal of other non genetic factors which influence ethnic self-identification. <br /><br />I do not know that much about the Beothuk, the Mi'kmaq being more prominent where I lived, but it would be interesting to see what a researcher with fresh eyes may uncover about the persistence of Beothuk culture. I know that they have identified genetic survival in Iceland and you are all the way down in Australia among the gum trees, testifying, living proof of that genetic, if not cultural survival. The Beothuk will go on because you, John Hill, are Beothuk. <br /><br />Thanks again for visiting and for taking the time to communicate. Very, very much appreciated.<br />BlessingsGuanaguanarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633889363662650322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22112793.post-36958785988524522702014-10-12T01:09:52.157-04:002014-10-12T01:09:52.157-04:00Having been brought up in Trinidad in the 1940s to...Having been brought up in Trinidad in the 1940s to 1960s I still consider Trinidad my true home (even though born in Canada and now living in Australia). So, I was thrilled and delighted to discover your website today. I was particularly excited to find that Carib culture still survives in Trinidad. I am so pleased you have managed to save so much. Unfortunately, my maternal ancestors, descended from the Beothuk - the so-called "extinct natives" of Newfoundland - manged to hand down almost nothing of their culture as they were ruthlessly suppressed and exterminated. But, as a proud descendant, I send you my greetings and blessings. Keep up the great work of saving what is left for your children and grandchildren and, indeed, you will thereby enrich the whole human race. Thank you for sharing so much! John Hill, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia. wynhill2@bigpond.net.auJohn Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023274747560778312noreply@blogger.com