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The History of SVG• St. Vincent was originallyinhabited by the Ciboney (5000B.C.), Arawak, and lastly, theCarib Indians who migratedfrom Venezuela in the 14 thcentury A.D.• When a Dutch slave ship sunkoff the shores of St. Vincent in1635 the escaped Africanssettled on the island. The slavesand Caribs intermarried andformed a new people called theGarifuna, , or Black Caribs. . TheYellow Caribs settled in the Westand the Black Caribs in the Eastafter tensions developedbetween them.
• The Caribs fiercely resisted colonization from the Europeans for twocenturies, but the Yellow Caribs allowed the French to establishsettlements in the early 1700’s• The Paris Treaty of 1763 ceded St. Vincent to the British and theFrench and the British competed for control of the island for the e nexttwenty years.• In 1779, with Carib assistance, the French forcibly seized the island,but in 1782, the Treaty of Versailles gave possession of St. Vincentback to the British. The French continued to encourage the BlackCaribs to oppose British settlement, but when the Caribs weredefeated in 1797, to prevent further resistance, the British banished5,000 Caribs to the rocky island of Balliceaux (seen in the pictureabove).
Page 2 and 3: St. Vincent and theGrenadines“Gem
Page 4 and 5: Location
Page 6 and 7: The Flag• The green diamonds ares
Page 8 and 9: Climate• SVG enjoys a steadytropi
Page 10 and 11: • Population 109,200 (declining d
Page 12 and 13: • GDI per capita $3,650 US (In th
Page 16 and 17: • A few Caribs escapedand scatter
Page 18 and 19: The Future of SVG• In January 200
Page 20 and 21: On the Positive Side…• The GDP
Page 22 and 23: July 16-23, 2006 Mission Trip• On
Page 24: How you can help• Join us in St.

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