- Marabou (ethnicity)
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Marabou 
Marabou phenotype Total population Unknown Regions with significant populations Haiti, United States, Canada, France[1] Languages French, Haitian Creole, French-based creole languages
Religion Predominantly Roman Catholic,,but also Anglican, Protestant, Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Jehovah's Witness.
Related ethnic groups Afro-Caribbeans, Dougla, Indo-Caribbean, Affranchi
Marabou is a term of Haitian origin denoting multiracial admixture. The term describes the offspring of a person of mixed race: black African/European and East Indian ancestry, born in Haiti. The East Indians arrived in Haiti from other Caribbean islands (Martinique, Guadeloupe, and others). Intermarriage with other Haitian communities diluted the generations of so-called "marabous" over the decades.
Today most Haitians of East Indians descent have majority African descent, and to a lesser extent European ancestry. A marabou was considered an individual with very dark skin, straight/wavy hair, and European features in contrast to a grimelle (female) or grimeau (male) who had very fair skin, kinky hair, and African features.[citation needed]
References
- ^ www.haiti.org
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