{"id":57740,"date":"2012-03-12T12:31:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=57740"},"modified":"2012-03-12T13:15:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T17:15:58","slug":"kalinagos-upset-over-offending-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/general\/kalinagos-upset-over-offending-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalinagos upset over offending email"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33227\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/kalinago.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33227\" title=\"kalinago\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/kalinago-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/kalinago-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/kalinago-146x113.jpg 146w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/kalinago.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Kalinagos displaying their culture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominica\u2019s Kalinago community says it is very upset over an email alleged to have been\u00a0 sent by a professor of a tertiary institution here that describes Kalinagos as \u2018dumb\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201coffending\u201d email was sent to a member of the community who told Dominica News Online that she is baffled and disappointed about the anger expressed in that email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou Kalinago people are so dumb that despite being the first set of people here, you all allowed us blacks who were later brought in as slaves to claim majority of the land, forcing your tribe in a little section of the country,\u201d the email, which was obtained by DNO, stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to the receiver of the email, who prefers to remain anonymous, she began receiving those email messages\u00a0 some time ago but disregarded them as junk.<br \/>\nHowever, she says one email was sent as \u2018urgent\u2019 and she decided to read it.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported to have been sent by a female professor at the Dominica State College \u2013 DNO hasn\u2019t been able to verify the authenticity of the email and whether it was actually written by the professor to whom it is being attributed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, while we the blacks are holders of land titles you all are deprived of the privilege of owning a portion of land, from a land which was not only initially but rightfully yours. Is this not a good enough of an example to show you that you should never mess with the blacks. After all we are not the ones who are living in deplorable conditions in little shacks by the roadside but in concrete houses, luxurious apartments and even in mansions and villas,\u201d the email said.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial email has ignited heated discussion, especially among younger members of the Kalinago community, who have denounced the opinions expressed in the message as the kind of thinking they thought had been left in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can the professor treat all students under her tutelage impartially? How can she motivate the same students whom she considers dumb? How can she as an educator, one who understands the intricacies of education psychology use a word as \u201cdumb\u201d so loosely and moreover convey such sentiments?\u201d one Kalinago told DNO via email. \u201cIt is inconceivable for one who holds such strong prejudices against some of her own students, those of Kalinago descent, can provide a fair and equitable opportunity in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Kalinago Facebook page has also been abuzz with discussion on the matter. \u201cThis is downright disrespectful,\u201d a member of the page stated.<\/p>\n<p>When contacted Kalinago Chief Garnette Joseph said he is aware of the email but hasn\u2019t read it and could not comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica\u2019s Kalinago community says it is very upset over an email alleged to have been\u00a0 sent by a professor of a tertiary institution here that describes Kalinagos as \u2018dumb\u2019. 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