Editing Saint Lucia (section)

===Pre-Columbian ===
The first proven inhabitants of Saint Lucia were the [[Taino people|Arawak]]s, though there may have been other native peoples prior to them. The Arawaks are believed to have come from northern South America, sometime around AD 200–400, as there are numerous [[Archaeology|archaeological]] sites on the island where specimens of their pottery have been found.<ref name=AllAbout>{{Cite web|url=https://allaboutstlucia.com/|title=All About St. Lucia|website=All About St. Lucia|access-date=30 November 2020|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041850/https://allaboutstlucia.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE AT SAINT LUCIA, WEST INDIES |url=https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/89/2018/07/stlucia2004.pdf}}</ref>

The [[Kalinago]] (Island Caribs) arrived around AD 800, and seized control from the Arawaks by killing their men and assimilating the women into their own society.<ref name=AllAbout/><ref>{{Cite web |title=History & Culture of Saint Lucia {{!}} Let Her Inspire You |url=https://www.stlucia.org/en/discover-saint-lucia/history-culture/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=Saint Lucia Tourism Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>