belize ethnic group
DESCRIPTION
Brief introductions of four main ethnic groups in Belize: Maya, Kriols, Garifuna, Mestizo.TRANSCRIPT
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Ethnic Groups in Belize
貝里斯團讀書會
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Goal
After this, you can…
1. Tell the main ethnic groups in Belize
2. Have brief understanding to each group
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Population Distribution
Population
Mestizos Kirols Spanish
Maya Others Garifuna
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Melting-pot• Belize is a melting pot of various ethnicities
co-habiting in harmony. Ethnic Group Year of Arrival
Maya 2500 B.C.
Kriols (Creole) 1800'S
Garifuna 1802
Mestizo 1847
East Indian, Syrian, Lebanese 1858
Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean 1865
Mennonite (Dutch/German farmers)
1958
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Maya(11%)
Maya
Yucatec Caste War of the 1840s
Mopan
indigenous, force out by
British
evade slavery in Guatemala
Kekchi fled from slavery
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Yucatan
• A Nahuatl (Aztec) word, which means "place of richness."
• Now one of the 31 states of Mexico.
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Kriols(Creole)(25%)
Kriols
Slave for logging industry
born into Belize from African slaves and
European merchants.
an ethnic and linguistic
denomination
Later, more cultural attribute. Blonde and
blue-eye.
75%people spoken
Belize City, urban areas
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Garifuna(6%)
Garifuna
Mixture of African, Arawak,
and Carib
French and Indian War/ Seven Years' War
Great Britain, France, Spain,
Portugal
Treaty of Paris (1763)
British dominance
Exiled to Roatan island
(Honduras)
infertility, petitioned the
Spanish authorities
spread along the Caribbean
coast, Belize(1802)
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Mestizos(34%) and Spanish(15%)
Mestizos
Caste War of Yucatán
(1840s)
Mestizo, Spanish, and Yucatec from Mexico Northern Belize
Corozal, Orange Walk, Cayo District(Now)
languageSpanish,English,
Kriol
life Catholic Church
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6 Districts
1. Belize District2. Cayo District3. Corozal District4. Orange Walk District5. Stann Creek District6. Toledo District
• These districts are further divided into 31 constituencies.
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Other groups(9%)
• A mix of Mennonite farmers, Indians, Chinese, whites from the United States and Canada, and many other foreign groups brought to assist the country's development.
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Reference
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize• http://www.mapsofworld.com/belize/culture/
ethnic-groups.html• http://www.belmopancityonline.com/belize-e
thnic-groups.aspx• http://www.belizeasia.com