Taino The myth of extinction Produced by Raven

Taino: The myth of extinction Produced by: Raven Ingenito

La desnudez taína Mitopoema Por: José Enrique Méndez Representacion de Anacaona y un trigonolito sagrado con la efigie de la Divinidad Madre Yukaju Vagua Maorokoti

Los de Caonabo pudieron levantar la cara en la lectura de los signos que soportaban sus estandartes en la voz aguda y larga de la palabra completa que escondían en el azar Los del Maguana pudieron levantar la cara en la escultura primer anillo mirada inalcanzable muro ausente de la carne piedra blanca Los del valle Niti pudieron levantar la cara en el ser hondo del nombre en el lenguaje de los huesos resecados en el cambio jadeante de medula y semental

Los nacidos del vientre de Anacaona pudieron levantar la cara cambiar de nombre en la piedra en el anillo en el lenguaje en el ser hondo en la palabra completa blanca en el enigma de su signo en su lenguaje de lenguaje y ser poema al hablar Pero llegaron ellos y embriagaron de prisas sus tiempos, les impusieron culpas, vergüenzas por la desnudez de sus cuerpos y desde entonces les impusieron el miedo La mirada del ibero desgarró el signo quebró el transito del rito la epopeya del Cemí y sus dominios

The People He was a hun ter, warrior, a nd medicine m Strong for his an. family and ba She sheltered n d. , clothed, and fed her family , Lovingly carin g f o r a ll. The young an d strong learn ed from the o ld ones, Whose wisdo m guided us w ell. Then strange rs came to the land.

What is civilization? Its marks are a noble religion and philosophy, original arts, stirring music, rich story and legend. We had these. - 1927, Grand Council Fire of American Indians, memorandum To the mayor of Chicago

Do not grieve. Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men. Death will come and always out of season. 1818, Big Elk, Omaha, when an old man l Things may be going wel for you one day, then something happens and you are destroyed. This is the way life is. n Remember, it can happe to you, too. ing song - Ancient Diequeno mourn

Cacique aca Mabodam ico R o t r e u P Isabela, na a u g a all C B l a i on Cerem Site s Court The Cemi Muse um In Barrio Coabey, Jayuya , Puerto Ric

Taino Legacy barbeque yucca iguana canoe hurricane fututo hammock guiro maraca

“The way they wrote us out of history, we will write ourselves back in. ” –Naniki Reyes Ocasio Current issues: THE LOST TAINO TRIBE examines the complex issue of Taino history in Boriquén (Puerto Rico) and documents the efforts of the Taino resurgence movement taking place throughout the

Taino Revival Efforts

E l F u t u ro …

We try to teach our Indian children, do not be ashamed, even though you are Indians. Think like Indians, be like Indians, but learn English, learn how to write, be educated. You have two minds and you can work with both. We do not want to lose out on being Indians. -1967, Buffalo Tiger, Miccosukee leader

Encounter by Jane Yolen “ So it was we lost our lands to the strangers from the sky (The Spainards). We gave our souls to their gods. We took their speech into our mouths, forgetting our own. Our sons and daughters became their sons and daughters, no longer true humans, no longer ours. That is why I, am old man now, dream no more dreams. That is why I sit here wrapped in a stranger’s cloak, counting the stranger’s bells on a string, telling my story. May it be a warning to all the children and all the people in every land” (p. 27).

We are also products of a rich and ancient culture which supersedes and makes bearable any oppressions we are forced to bear. We believe in tribalism, we believe that tribalism is what has caused us to endure. - 1961, National Indian Youth Conference policy statement “

Resulted from the DNA findings:

African Taino Spainard

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