Carib Queen

Carib Queen
Incumbent
Nona Aquan[1]
since 12 October 2019
ResidenceArima, Trinidad and Tobago
Term lengthLife tenure
Inaugural holderDelores MacDavid
Formation1875
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The Carib Queen is the leader of the Indigenous community in Trinidad and Tobago. The Queen, whose title was established in 1875, is based at the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago.[2][3] The position is a lifetime appointment.[4]

The use of "Carib" in the title "Carib Queen" is meant to represent all people of Indigenous Amerindian descent in Trinidad, rather than referring specifically to ethnic Caribs (Kalinago).[3][5]

  1. ^ "Caribs crown queen Nona". 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Carib Queen passes". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b Guyadeen, Julie (24 July 2018). "A National Icon! Remembering Carib Queen, Jennifer Cassar; and what her role means for First Peoples". Wired868. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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  5. ^ Saunders, Nicholas J. (2005). "The Peoples of the Caribbean: An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture (page 244)". ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781576077016. Retrieved 16 December 2005.