About the Eagle Clan Lokono-Arawaks
We are an Indigenous family, clan, and living lineage rooted in the Circum-Caribbean.
Who We Are
We are the Eagle Clan Lokono-Arawaks, an Indigenous family and clan whose roots reach deep into the history of the Lokono people of the Circum-Caribbean and northern South America.
We are not an institution, a brand, or a single individual. We are a living family network connected by lineage, responsibility, cultural continuity, and shared commitment to Indigenous presence, self-determination, and survival in the modern world.
Our work today grows from our family history, our relationships with other Indigenous peoples across the region, and our responsibility to carry forward knowledge, values, and visibility for future generations.
Where We Come From
Our living lineage traces through Princess Marian, also known as Shoko Laliwa, daughter of one of the last traditional Hereditary Chiefs of the Lokono in Guyana.
In the early 20th century, Princess Marian and her family migrated from Guyana to Barbados, where the Eagle Clan presence took root in diaspora while maintaining Indigenous identity, spiritual responsibility, and family continuity.
Today, members of the Eagle Clan live across the Caribbean, the Americas, and beyond, connected by shared ancestry, relationships, and a commitment to remain Indigenous in culture, identity, and responsibility wherever we live.
Lineage of Responsibility
Within the Eagle Clan, responsibility is carried across generations.
Elders hold memory, continuity, and guidance.
Faithkeepers hold spiritual, ethical, and cultural responsibility.
Cultural workers, researchers, artists, and advocates carry knowledge into the world.
Youth carry presence forward into future generations.
This lineage is not about hierarchy or power. It is about stewardship, service, and accountability to family, community, culture, and truth.
Our Work in the World
The Eagle Clan’s work bridges ancestral responsibility and contemporary engagement.
We work across cultural, academic, artistic, diplomatic, and advocacy spaces to support Indigenous peoples, strengthen visibility, preserve culture, and contribute to policy, education, and representation.
Our work includes cultural preservation, research, writing, art, advocacy, diplomacy, education, youth leadership, and community support across the Caribbean and the South America.
This work is relational, collaborative, and grounded in lived Indigenous experience.
Caribbean Amerindian Development Organization (CADO)
Out of this work and these relationships, the Caribbean Amerindian Development Organization (CADO) was formed.
CADO is a grassroots Indigenous organization created by Indigenous leaders from the Caribbean region, including Lokono, Taíno, and Kalinago peoples, with decades of experience in Indigenous rights, diplomacy, and international advocacy.
CADO works to support Indigenous communities, strengthen regional cooperation, advance Indigenous self-determination, and engage constructively with governments and international institutions on behalf of Indigenous peoples.
Why This Work Matters
Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean have long been erased, silenced, or misrepresented.
Our presence, our work, and our visibility challenge that erasure.
By existing openly as Indigenous people in the modern world, by contributing to society, policy, culture, and knowledge, and by carrying our identity forward with pride, we reclaim narrative, dignity, and belonging.
This work is not only about the past. It is about ensuring that Indigenous peoples remain visible, respected, and present into the future.