Haiti: Fact and Figures HAITI Basic Information Languages French, Haitian Creole, Spanish, English Religion Roman Catholic, Haitian Voodoo/Vodou, Protestant, other, none. Indigenous Groups Guanahatabey, Arawak/ Taíno, Carib Independence January 1st, 1804 Demographics African Descent or Black – 95%, Mixed or White- 5% COLONIAL HISTORY HAITIAN ANTI- COLONIAL CREATORS Jean-Jacques DessalinesToussaint L'Ouverture