where do haitian people come from?
Haiti
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 In the 1970s , a wave of Haitian , mostly musicians , to Dominica and the French Antilles ( Guadeloupe and Martinique ) brought with them the kadans , a sophisticated form of music that quickly swept the island and helped unite all the former French colonies of the Caribbean by combining their cultural influences . These Haitians drew upon previous success from mini @-@ jazz artists like Les Gentlemen , Les Leopards , and Les Vikings de Guadeloupe . 

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 Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere , and is ranked 149th of 182 countries on the Human Development Index . The Australian government 's travel advisory site had previously expressed concerns that Haitian emergency services would be unable to cope in the event of a major disaster , and the country is considered " economically vulnerable " by the Food and Agriculture Organization . Haiti is no stranger to natural disasters . In addition to earthquakes , it has been struck frequently by tropical cyclones , which have caused flooding and widespread damage . The most recent cyclones to hit the island before the earthquake were Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricanes Gustav , Hanna and Ike , all in the summer of 2008 , causing nearly 800 deaths . 

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 The Haitian campaign proved disastrous for the legionnaires . Combat casualties and tropical diseases , including the yellow fever , reduced the 5 @,@ 280 @-@ strong Polish contingent to a few hundred survivors in the space of less than two years . By the time the French forces retreated from the island in 1803 , about 4 @,@ 000 Poles had died ( either from disease or combat ) . Of the survivors , about 400 remained on the island , a few dozen were dispersed to the nearby islands or to the United States , and about 700 returned to France ( Urbankowski claims 6 @,@ 000 sent and 330 returned ) . 

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 The population 's staunch resistance to working on plantations — owned by whites or otherwise — made it too difficult to perpetuate the system , despite its profitability . Christophe and other leaders enacted policies allowing state land to be broken up and sold to citizens , and the plantation system largely gave way to one in which Haitians owned and farmed smaller lots . 

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 Slavery is still widespread in Haiti today . According to the 2014 Global Slavery Index , Haiti has an estimated 237 @,@ 700 enslaved persons making it the country with the second @-@ highest prevalence of slavery in the world , behind only Mauritania . Haiti has more human trafficking than any other Central or South American country . According to the United States Department of State 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report , " Haiti is a major source , passage , and destination country for men , women , and children subjected to forced labor and sex slavery . " Haitians are trafficked out of Haiti and into the neighboring Dominican Republic , as well as to other countries such as Ecuador , Bolivia , Argentina , Brazil , and North American countries as well . Haiti is also a transit country for victims of trafficking en route to the United States . After the 2010 Haiti earthquake , human trafficking has drastically increased . While trafficking often implies moving , particularly smuggling people across borders , it only requires " the use of force , fraud , or coercion to exploit a person for profit , " and it is understood to be a form of slavery . 
