Indigenous people still live here.

One interesting fact about Dominica is that Island Caribs, people from the Greater and Lesser Antilles, still live there. They were the island's earliest residents and are now known as the Kalinago people. Dominica was given the name Wait'tukubuli, which means "her body is tall." Approximately 3,000 people live on the island now, making it the region's biggest native population. The majority live in the Kalinago Territory, where you may see the model hamlet of Kalinago Barana Aute. Just keep it in mind to be courteous. Handmade goods will be available for purchase, and traditional festivals, rituals, and dances will be performed.

Several peoples now identify as Tanos or descendants of Tanos. Most notably, certain Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Cubans, both on the Caribbean islands and on the US mainland, identify with this group. However, whether Tano culture has genuinely persisted, or if it has progressively melded into a common cultural identity evolved from African, Spanish, and Tano cultures, but which can no longer be fully associated with the ancient Tano culture, is debatable.