For those interested in learning about Indigenous Caribbean culture:
Do:
- Support Indigenous-led organizations and businesses
- Learn from Indigenous voices rather than external interpretations
- Recognize ongoing presence, not just historical significance
- Understand diversity among different Indigenous peoples
- Respect sacred sites and ceremonial practices
Don't:
- Treat Indigenous people as tourist attractions
- Assume all Caribbean Indigenous culture is identical
- Appropriate sacred symbols or practices
- Perpetuate extinction narratives
- Romanticize or freeze Indigenous culture in the past