We are the first stewards and ambassadors of a teen program started by the St.Croix National Park Service and Inner Changes. We all currently attending the St.Croix Educational Complex from tenth to twelfth grade. The purpose of our program is to learn the rich history of St.Croix and share it with others. Our knowledge goes back to the arrival of the enslaved people and even further back to the indians of the island. This program allowed us to experience the history of our island at first hand.
This is an annatto which is a fruit from the achiote tree. Indians would use the seed inside for war paint. It's now used for food coloring and lipstick. In the picture below with the lady is an example of how the paint would look on skin.
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