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NAME CHANGE: I am not a Carib
Date:11/17/2010
By:CMC
The indigenous peoples of Dominica, the Caribs, say that they no longer want to be referred to by the “archaic and outdated” term “Carib” and are urging the Dominica government to help facilitate the change.
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