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“A modern day Garinagu arrival re-enactment.” photograph, Belize. Garifuna The Garifuna originate from an African group that escaped being captured and enslaved by Europeans during the sixteenth to eighteenth century. This group traveled and settled in Central America along Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Their language is formed by their immigration making it a pidgin of Cariban and Arawakan. The Garifuna usage of Carib became associated with cannibal and therefore a justification by Europeans for enslavement. The tropical climate provides a horticulturalist lifestyle with the men hunting and fishing and women working in the fields. They value their land and family and preserving their culture. Garifuna and Illness Many modern medicines are derived from indigenous resources and remedies including the Garifuna. They implement both Western medicine and bush medicine as needed. These medicines are threatened due to deforestation and loss of cultural informa...