FROM COROMANTESE TO CROMANTI: A FOLKLORIC ACCOUNT OF THE SPREAD OF GHANAIAN CULTURE TO CARRIACOU, GRENADA

Abstract

Nearly unique in the English-speaking Caribbean, the people of Carriacou, Grenada trace their descent to specific African nations locally called Cromanti, Ibo, Manding, Moko, etc. Among these groups they say that Cromanti is the First Nation, the most important among their African ancestors. Using evidence from oral histories gathered both in Ghana, the home of the Cromanti people, and Carriacou. This paper traces a probable account of Cromanti origins, how the Cromanti's got to Carriacou in the late eighteenth century, and what influence they have had on Carriacouan culture.


(Humanities Review: 2002 2(1): 1-8)