Question

What are the names of the three major tribes that lived in the Caribbean in pre-Columbian times? What's the origin of the three tribes of the Caribbean?

Answer 1

Answer:

1.  Ciboney, Arawak and Carib

2.  A)  Ciboney - from Florida

    B) Arawak - from northern South America

    C). Carib - from mainland American

Explanation:

Ciboney were considered to be food-gathering and hunting people and originatedfrom Florida in southern North America. It is believed that, they migrated in to the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) at least 5,000 years ago.

On the other hand, The Arawak people, were known for farming, and considered to have  originated from northern South America, about 5,000 years ago as well, where they settled on a number of the Caribbean islands.

While the Carib people were considered to have originated from mainland America, and migrated into the Caribbean islands