Before Toussaint was rewarded those names of honor, he spent his early life as a slave in the French colony of Saint Domingue, which is now called Haiti. Though a slave, he was more privileged than…
Egalite for All is a documentary that depicts the events that transpired within the Haitian Revolution. The film sets the timeline for which Haiti also known as Saint-Domingue (1697-1803) sees its revolt from the mother country France. Through a series of uprisings and political/military maneuvers Haiti becomes the first black-led republic in 1804. The film begins with the events of French revolution and the creation of “The Rights of Man”.…
Island Possessed: Presentation Paper Island Possessed by Katherine Dunham is a beautiful introduction to Haiti. The book is comprised of stories, recollections and historical facts about the island that spare no details; good or bad. But the book causes the reader to reevaluate the definitions of good and bad while reading. Is good really good and is bad just different? Her articulation of emotions toward the historical Haitians, Haitian Vaudun culture and the people put into perspective how uniquely possessed this island really is.…
Puerto Plata, the capital of the province by the same name, is the Dominican Republic’s ninth largest city. First settled by Christopher Columbus, La Isabela was located near where Puerto Plata stands today, and is the first town created in Columbus’ New World. As such, Puerto Plata is considered one of the first towns in the Americas, dating back to the late 1400s. The port city was further created in the 16th century, when the Fortaleza San Felipe was built as a prison, and was once the battlegrounds of the French and United States in the early 1800s. In the mid-1800s, the town become controlled by Haiti until it was razed during the War of Restoration.…
The Haitian American culture has been a long-surviving and well-adapting culture. Starting with the indigenous people that occupied the island, before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in 1492. Columbus, being a conqueror for Spain, claimed the island of Haiti for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and named it Hispaniola meaning “little Spain”. From thenceforth the indigenous people of the island were killed off during gold conquests and the ruling of the Spanish by forced labor and diseases. With very little of the indigenous people surviving, Hispaniola became a part of the Spanish rule that was forgotten.…
On both islands the power lay not in the hands of the locals but in the hands of wealthy foreigners. The slave population clearly outnumbers the bourgeoise in the movie, and it is a known fact that the slaves outnumbered all others in St. Domingue by at least 10:1. There is a continuous struggle between and against these outside influences: Both Great Britain and Portugal are interested in the resources Queimada offers and indirectly fight for control through the first revolution, and later on the people of Queimada themselves rise up to expel these foreign powers. St. Domingue’s struggles to overcome the mixed interests of Spain,France and Great Britain. Furthermore in both cases a slave revolt was violently put down and there was fear that the revolutionist spark would spread from the island to other areas.…
The French established their presence in the 17th century. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French and the western half of the island later became known as Haiti. The French were able to run sugar-related industries becoming one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean, but only due to the importation of slaves and environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti’s slaves revolted declaring their independence in 1804” (CIA, 2016). From the start Haiti’s success depended on the slaves that were brought into the county for their labor.…
Haiti Earthquake 2010 Introduction The Haiti earthquake occurred in Haiti, Dominican Republic, in 2010. It is considered the most destructive catastrophe of modern times(Reginald DesRoches, et al, 2011). The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 mm (Fierro, E. & Perry, C. Preliminary Reconnaissance Report).…
Introduction The financing and organization of health care systems differ in different countries. This is for the reason that culture, politics, environment, health, and historical factors highly influence the development and the distribution of health services. Haiti is highly hampered by some of the worst health indicators in the world with the government and the health system facing several challenges, which has resulted in the lack of government capacity to address its numerous public health issues (U.S. Relations With Haiti, 2014). Impaction Vulnerable Populations Problems Health care system in Haiti has huge impacts on vulnerable populations such as the mentally ill, elderly, the poor, and children.…
Have you ever done research on a place that is new to you just to see what it is like before you get there? Maybe did some research just to know about it so you can completely understand the background of the place to discover certain places or things? Well, that is the story of what I did before going to Haiti. Just knowing that you have ethnicity in your bloodline just made me want to engage into learning about the island and culture. The saying goes know your roots and where you come from.…
Haiti is one of a Caribbean island. Haiti shares an island with Dominican Republic a Hispanic island. Haiti had at least 1.5 million people that left the country because how the government is set up. Haiti is a unique country because of their population and their sport, Soccer. Haiti Culture is one of the most importance’s in Caribbean Island.…
The turbulent history of Hispaniola and the constant change of control on the island are two of the main reasons for this bad relationship between the countries. From 1822 to 1844 Haiti had complete control of the entire island. Trujillo used this twenty year period as a point of reference to blame Dominican problems on the Haitians. He often said that before the Haitian control of the Dominican Republic, the Dominicans were blond hair and blue eyed.…
The Creole’s life in St. Domingue before the revolution was good for some of the Creoles. Hassel comments on “One of them, whose annual income before the revolution was fifty thousand dollars … now lives in a…
Introduction Haiti, officially named the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with its neighboring country the Dominican Republic. The name “Haiti” comes from Hayti, meaning “mountainous.” Port-au-Prince is the capital and the most populous city of Haiti. Haiti is encircled in a nation of approximately eight million inhabitants. The currency of Haiti is Gourde and a republic government represents the country.…
When I went there I see some interesting places that I have never had a chance to visit, such as Au Cap-Haitian a place which has a beautiful beach call “Labadee” I never see a quite beach like this before. When I got to the beach I saw a massive number of people all over, some of the couples are dressed in soft, natural…