The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Santa Rosa First Peoples Community
Lands
Arima, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Countries Trinidad and Tobago
Facts 3
Today
The community works to pass its culture on to younger generations and the wider public, serving as cultural ambassadors for Trinidad's First Peoples.
As of 2020 Source: National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago, Celebrating Our First Peoples (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Trinidad and Tobago's government names the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community among the country's own Indigenous groups and holds a Day of Recognition every October 14.
As of 2018 Source: Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Statement at the Special Permanent Council Meeting on the Commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2018 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
The community celebrates its heritage as descendants of Trinidad's Nepoyo and Carinepogoto peoples, with a week of public cultural events each October.
Source: National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago, Celebrating Our First Peoples (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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