CREOLE LANGUAGE
The créole phrase for I am tired
What is mwèn las?
In 1974, this Act was passed by near unanimous approval in which individuals wearing dread locks and who appeared in public were guilty of an offense and subject to an arrest without warrant.
What is the Dread Act?
This street in the city of Roseau is currently named after a former Queen of England
What is Victoria Street?
The composer of the music behind the National Anthem of Dominica.
Who is Lemuel McPherson Christian ?
This lady is known as the iron Lady of the Caribbean.
Who is Dame Eugenia Charles?
This Committee, KEK is responsible for the Study of Creole in Dominica
What is “Konmité pou Etid Kwéyòl”?
This artist, playwright, film director, cultural administrator is a cultural advisor to the Ministry of Culture and designed the national flag.
Who is Alwin Bully?
Before moving to the Botanical Gardens, this facility was housed in the building currently occupied by All Saints University School of Medicine.
What is the Roseau Health Center?
He was a member of the WCK, Bouyon Pioneers and Raw Riddim
Who is Derrick "Rah"Peters
This former Prime Minister also served as a former President to the National Youth Council of Dominica.
Who is Honorable Pierre Charles.
The first Kwéyòl day was held in
What is October 1981?
This Band of Grand Bay has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for their contribution to cadence music in Dominica
What is Midnight Groovers?
This West-Coast Catholic church was the first one constructed in Dominica
What is Colihaut Catholic Church?
This group was known for pioneering Cadence Lypso music
Who is Exile One?
A Dominican former international football referee, but is best known as an international cricket umpire.
Who is Billy Doctrove?
The villages home to the Cocoye language
What are Marigot & Wesley?
The Kalinagos formed alliances with this group of people during the slavery period. In fact, the Kalinagos often aided them in the forests, showing them paths, survival skills, along the waterways under the cover of the mountains.
Who are the maroons?
At the entrance of this village are two rocks in the sea which the French called "The Gates of Hell Rocks"
What is Calibishie?
She is known as ‘Dominica’s Lady of Song’.
Who is Ophelia Marie?
This former Prime Minister was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to overthrow the government in a 1981 plot with U.S. mercenaries.
Who is Hon. Patrick John?
The cocoye phrase for get out
What is go bout you business?
Colorism/Complexion becoming a determining factor for class relations. Highly complexioned people became known as what was
What was the New Upper Class?
Before modern transport, villagers of the South-East came to Roseau via this trail
What is Chemin Letang/Lake Road?
Known as the ‘Bouyon Pioneers’, this group created Bouyon music.
Who is WCK?
This former politician is most popular for his 1975 publication 'The Dominica Story'. He is also the grandson of the late Dominican novelist and politician, Elma Napier.
Who is Dr. Lennox Honychurch?