I think West Indians refers to English speaking people of the Commonwealth
Caribbean
Caribbean People encompasses all the language groups
btw
Caribs were just one tribe
Arawaks, Tainos, Lukucari to name 3 off the top of my head
On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Duncan Wielzen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I recently wrote my PhD in theology entitled: "Popular Religiosity and
> Roman Liturgy: Toward a Contemporary Theology of Liturgcial Inculturation in
> the Caribbean." I shall defend my doctoral dissertation next month at
> Catholic University Leuven (Belgium).
> Personally, I think the appropriate term to designate the region is the
> Caribbean, and its peoples,"Caribbean peoples," since these terms reflect
> the denotation of one of the original peoples before the invasion from the
> West, namely the Caribs. "West-Indies" or "West Indians" are terms that
> reflect denotation from outside. I have employed the term "Caribbean" or
> "Caribbean peoples" throughout my dissertation.
>
> Greetings and good luck,
>
> Duncan> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:22:36 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Terminology> To: [log in to unmask]> > > I am
> West Indian; I fully support the West Indies cricket team and I am quite
> proud of the University of the West Indies. I am also Caribbean so the
> Eastern Caribbean Dollar is what I use daily in St Lucia, a member of the
> Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). And, of course, I'm black.
> But coloured...? I don't think so. Is that the term that people use when
> they face identity crises? Is it the term used by blacks who want to find
> favour among whites who happen to be racist or the term used by racist
> whites who want to be politically correct?> > > K entry D Jn Pierre
> (PhD)Simyé ou yenyen pasé ou pa anyen. > Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:48:13
> +0000> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Terminology> To:
> [log in to unmask]> > Dear all,> > I'm currently completing
> an MPhil in Historical Studies, and my thesis title is: 'Social and
> Political Attitudes to West Indian Migrants in Post-War London (1948-1965)'.
> I need some help in defining the terminology I should be using, namely
> whether I should say 'West Indian' and 'coloured', or 'Caribbean' and
> 'black'.> > So far, I have been using the former, as the sources from the
> period on which I am largely dependent do, and it is therefore continuous
> throughout my study. Nevertheless, I recently read a PhD thesis from a few
> years ago on a similar topic, and she used the latter when not directly
> quoting, as these terms were seen not as offensive as the former in this
> modern age.> > Obviously I do not wish to offend anyone in my thesis, and
> thus would very much apreciate any assistance anyone might be able to offer
> in this matter. Which terminology should I use?> > Many thanks!>
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