Dominica’s mountainous terrain helped provide hiding places for Kalinago people from brutal early colonists. Today the island is home to the largest indigenous population in the East Caribbean.

On Wednesday afternoon, Chief Lorenzo Sanford of the Kalinago People of Dominica, stopped at the Eco Lips facility in Cedar Rapids to talk to business leaders about his tribe's cultural heritage.

Aerial view of Secret Bay in Dominica. (photo via Secret Bay) (Photo Credit: (photo via Secret Bay)) English is the principal language of the island, even though many locals speak Dominican Creole.