About Us
Honoring the Past • Celebrating the Present • Inspiring the Future
The Canadian Caribbean Indian Cultural Collective (CCICC) is dedicated to the Annual Celebration and Commemoration of the Arrival of Indians to the Caribbean. This significant historical event began when two sailing ships, the Whitby and the Hesperus, reached British Guiana (now Guyana), and the surviving Indians made landfall on May 5, 1838.
The Indians were brought to the Caribbean under a new scheme known as Indentureship, allowing the British to collect people from India to replace the recently freed African slaves to work on British sugarcane plantations. Our collective exists to ensure this history is remembered, honored, and shared.
Our Mission
Recognize & Preserve
Indo-Caribbean cultural custom, history, memory and identity.
Examine & Reveal
The beauty and contributions of our ancestors for our children and ourselves.
Inquire & Showcase
Arts inspired by the identities and creativity of Caribbean Indian heritage.
Celebrating 188 years of Indo-Caribbean heritage, resilience, and achievement. Join us in honoring the legacy of our ancestors and celebrating our vibrant community.
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