St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines are called St. Vincentians. About 65 percent of the islanders are black; about 20 percent are of mixed origin (about 1,000 of these are identified as Black Caribs, descended from the intermarriage of runaway or shipwrecked slaves and Amerindians). About 5 percent of the population is of Indian descent; a little more than 3 percent are of European descent; and about 2 percent of the people are Amerindians (native people). For more information on Indians, see the chapter on India in Volume 4.