A collage of photographs highlighting the life of The Right
Excellent Joseph Chatoyer, paramount chief of the Caribs
(Garifuna). Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc.
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Local doctor treats herniated and bulging discs,
sciatica, and serious lower back pain
WITHOUT BACK SURGERY
By Nelson A. King
As the Brooklyn-based Garifuna
Indigenous People of St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Inc.
(GIPSVG) hosted National Heroes
Day Cultural Fest on March 9, at
the Friends of Crown Heights
Educational Center in Brooklyn,
the group did not neglect
in highlighting Joseph Chatoyer,
the paramount chief of the Black
Caribs (Garifuna).
GIPSVG notes in its souvenir
program that Chatoyer was officially
declared the first National
Hero of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines on March 14, 2002,
in accordance with the National
Heroes Act (2002). March 14 has
been designated National Heroes
Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
as a public holiday.
“Chief Chatoyer was a freedom
fighter, deliberator, leader and
staunch opposer of colonialism,
leading the military strength as
head of the Garifuna Council
and War Council,” GIPSVG says.
“The indigenous Garifuna population
on St. Vincent succeeded
in resisting European attempts
at colonization for two centuries.
“However, by 1770, Britain
and France forced inroads on St.
Vincent,” it adds.
GIPSVG says that, in 1772, the
Garifuna rebelled, led by Chatoyer,
leading to the First Carib
War and resulting in the British
being forced to sign a treaty.
“This was the first time Britain
had been forced to sign an
accord with any indigenous
population in the Americas,”
GIPSVG says. “It became apparent
in 1795 that Britain had no
intention of honoring the treaty,
and this led to the Second Carib
War.”
GIPSVG says Chatoyer divided
the island with DuValle, another
chieftain.
Working his way along the
west coast, GIPSVG says Chatoyer
met with his French supporters
at Chateaubelair, “and
together the forces worked their
way to Dorsetshire Hill (overlooking
Kingstown), from where
they would launch their attack
on the capital, Kingstown.”
On March 14, 1795, GIPSVG
says a battalion of British soldiers
led by General Ralph Abercromby
marched on Dorsetshire
Hill.
That evening, Chatoyer was
killed by Major Alexander Leith,
GIPSVG says.
“Though the rebellion continued,
until June 1796, Chatoyer’s
death led to the desertion of the
French supporters and ultimately
turned the tide of the war,” the
Garifuna group says.
“A monument (Obelisk) stands
on Dorsetshire Hill, where he
(Chatoyer) was killed by the British
in defending his honor, way
of life and in opposition of colonialism,”
it adds.
Last week, the Bronx-based
Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc.
launched Garifuna-American
Heritage Month 2019 celebrations.
“Today, we observe the
22nd Anniversary of the Forcible
Deportation of the Garifuna
People from St. Vincent
and the Grenadines to Central
America in 1797,” said the group
in a statement, stating that, on
March 11, 1797, 2,248 Black Caribs
/ Garifunas were “loaded onto
eight ships and set off across the
Caribbean Sea.”
The Coalition said 2,206 survived
the journey and landed in
Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras.
Each year, Garifuna Americans
in New York observe Garifuna
American Heritage Month
from March 11 to April 12.
“The day of March 11 is significant,
because it is the anniversary
of the forcible deportation
of the Garifuna people by
the British from St. Vincent
and the Grenadines in 1797,”
the Coalition said.
Garifuna group highlights
chief Joseph Chatoyer
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