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World History Archives: The history of Dominica - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index-gb.html

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A Short History of Dominica - English
URL: http://www.webdesigns.ai/leroy/domhis.htm

Almost all 81,000 Dominicans are descendants of African slaves imported by planters in the 18th century. Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain a colony of its pre-Columbian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live in a reserve on the island's east coast.

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Dominica - History - English
URL: http://www.skyviews.com/dominica/history.html

Calabash Skyviews - Your on-line Guide to the Caribbean. Dominica - History. Dominica's history from this point in many ways mirrors that of other Caribbean islands but differs in a few very significant ways.

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History of Dominica - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/dominica_history.html

The island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or exterminated by Caribs in the 14th century. Columbus landed there in November 1493. Spanish ships frequently landed on Dominica during the 16th century, but fierce resistance by the Caribs discouraged Spain's efforts at settlement.

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