On my very first trip to Dominica in March of 2006, I was able to meet several Carib Indians, the indigenous tribe on Dominica. One such individual was Martin Etienne and his wife Queen and their son Leon. Martin was one of those individuals that when he smiled you could not help but know that he
genuinely cared about anyone who stopped to say hi. He was full of knowledge and the workings of life. During the time we had with Martin, he took us up this twisting river path to a set of waterfalls that few people outside of Dominica have seen. Not only was he generous to have cleared the path of debris and overgrowth ahead of our visit, guide us to the waterfall, he also carried Little O (my professors son) on his shoulders back down the trail for a good long distance without breaking a sweat. More than I could have ever done :-)
Martin passed away today,
unfortunately I do not know more around the circumstances of his death. He will be missed and to any of you who have met the Carib people, you know how generous and nice these people are. My thoughts go out to Queen and Leon and wish them the best in these troubled times. And to Martin, we'll miss you. Peace man!
On my very first trip to Dominica in March of 2006, I was able to meet several Carib Indians, the indigenous tribe on Dominica. One such individual was Martin Etienne and his wife Queen and their son Leon. Martin was one of those individuals that when he smiled you could not help but know that he genuinely cared about anyone who stopped to say hi. He was full of knowledge and the workings of life. During the time we had with Martin, he took us up this twisting river path to a set of waterfalls that few people outside of Dominica have seen. Not only was he generous to have cleared the path of debris and overgrowth ahead of our visit, guide us to the waterfall, he also carried Little O (my professors son) on his shoulders back down the trail for a good long distance without breaking a sweat. More than I could have ever done :-)
Martin passed away today, unfortunately I do not know more around the circumstances of his death. He will be missed and to any of you who have met the Carib people, you know how generous and nice these people are. My thoughts go out to Queen and Leon and wish them the best in these troubled times. And to Martin, we'll miss you. Peace man!
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