A place where time stood still

Journey back to a time that was long forgotten. The Indigenous Peoples Village at Codrington College; the first of it’s kind in the Caribbean, is a testament to the resilience of the indigenous tribe known as Arawaks.

The village sits on the rugged east coast on the Island of Barbados, it was conceptualized as a place where the Arawaks could contribute to communities by exhibiting their many craft & leather-working techniques utilizing local raw materials.

Something for everyone

There are facilities in place to offer workshops for the disabled community; by teaching leather-craft and other skills, disabled persons will be able to contribute to their communities in a meaningful way.

Workshops are also being offered to primary schools and interested adults; we will be offering leather craft classes, guided tours along the East Coast of Barbados, and a hands-on approach to learning the history of the Arawak tribe and the methodology of their creative processes. 

PROJECT TIMELINE

February 2, 2019
February 2, 2019

PLANNING PERMISSION

Submitted plans to the Government's Town & Country Planning to erect "Benabs" on the 700 acre plot that was obtained from Codrington College for the project.

September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018

BREAKING OF THE SOIL

The symbolic breaking of soil for construction of  “Indigenous Village” at Codrington College, St John, marked the first major step towards bringing back to life here the culture of the indigenous people who inhabited Barbados over 300 years ago and whose successive generations still live in other parts of this region.