Almost all 81,000 Dominicans are descendants of African slaves imported by planters in the 18th century. Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain a colony of its pre-Columbian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live in a reserve on the island's east coast.

A history of this island from its early period to the 1980s by Skyviews.

A brief history with vital statistics and other country data by WorldRover.

Provides a history of Dominica from the 14th century to the present time.

Provides a history of this business located in Dominica.