Congrats to the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica for appointing

[malaise]

its first indigenous and female President Head of State, Sylvanie Burton.
This is HUGE!

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/caribs-dominica-land-rights-and-ethnic-consciousness

The Carib Reserve in the Commonwealth of Dominica is the only reservation in the Caribbean archipelago. It has contributed significantly to the continued existence of the Caribs and to their ability to retain certain aspects of their culture. Now, 11 years after Dominica attained political independence from Britain, the Caribs of Dominica face an uncertain future.
The paramount concern of Dominica's Caribs is that they survive into the next century. An ethnic group's survival depends not only on its ability to maintain its boundaries, but also its ability to solve a number of internal organizational problems relating to communication, decision making, authority, and ideology. Maintaining the institutions of the Carib Chief and the Carib Council has furthered the group goals and underlined the importance of maintaining the Carib communal land tenure system and preserving Carib cultural heritage.
The last 15 years have seen a growing ethnic consciousness among Dominica's Caribs. This consciousness got its impetus from the negotiations for Dominican independence from Britain. In 1930, British marines invaded the Carib Reserve, seized the official land title, and deposed the chief, Jolly John. Carib leaders lobbied the British and Dominican governments in 1978 to return the official title of the reserve's land to the Carib people. As a result, the Carib Reserve Act No. 22 was passed in the Dominican House of Assembly on 29 November 1978, and a certificate of land title for the reserve was granted to the Carib Council by the Dominican government. For the first time, vested control of Carib lands was in the hands of the Carib Council. The Carib leadership then moved to change the name of their community from Carib Reserve to Carib Territory.

[2naSalit]

1. Good!

The more women in high office around the world, the better!

[malaise]

2. Being female is important but the fact that she is a Caranagua woman

is HUGE. This is a first in the Caribbean male or female.

[2naSalit]

5. That is significant!

I don't know much of the history or current events in that region I must confess. I am impressed for her but also, it's about damn time.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Almost a miracle any of the original people have survived at all!

Thank you for this unexpected and such welcome news, malaise.

[malaise]

4. One of her relatives was a good cricketer - he played for both the West Indies and the USA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Sanford
He was the first indigenous Carib to play for the West Indies team

I loved the discussion with the young lawyer - only the 3rd lawyer from thr Caranagua.