1. The Miskito have strong social ties and unique customs.

2. For example, the Miskito language has no formal words of address, such as “Mister” or “Miss.”

3. ‘Black Creoles and Garifunas, the descendants of Caribbean slaves, mix with Miskito, Rama, and Sumu Indians, who have lived on the land for hundreds of years.’ ‘It is the native tongue of the Creoles, blacks who came from Jamaica and other islands colonized by the British.’ ‘Free Creoles were of mixed African and European descent.’