Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island’s beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat. When Columbus and his ...

But Bennett was more than an interpreter of symbols. In a time when the native language was disappearing, he recorded and preserved Loko – the language of the Arawaks or Lokono.

Arawak Cay isn't a natural cay, or small island: it was created with sand dredged from Nassau Harbour in 1969 and has been a popular gathering place pretty much ever since.