I recently got DNA results back and was wondering if anyone can give me insight on- Islamic rule over Iberia (1% Arab) and the Guanche (2% North African). Information on the Guanche (the aboriginals of the Canary Islands) is actually pretty hard to find. I’ve also often wondered about the life of ancient Iberians, and the colonization of the Canary Islands. (80% Iberian, mostly Canary Islands)
Slavery in Cuba (13% Sub Saharan African) is sadly also a probability in my blood line. I think both sides of my family owned sugar cane plantations at one point (at least my mom’s family in Santiago) and there are rumors of a French ancestor (Truffin) having to flee Haiti during the revolution. But I haven’t been able to trace anything.
Then I have a bit under 4% indigenous. Cubans typically have far less indigenous than other Latinos. My dad said the Taíno in Cuba killed themselves rather than be taken as slaves. Idk how true that is.
Any information or suggestions are appreciated. ☺️
Hello I’m taíno and queer I was wondering if anyone had information regarding gender or sexuality of the taínos? I do know the god of fertility was referred to as both a man and a woman which is interesting to me.
I’ve loved this thread for while but this is my first time posting. Soy puertorriqueña and proud of my Taíno roots.
I work for an organization that raises awareness of histories and cultures from around the world and naturally I would love to have a Taíno person come to speak to my organization. Does anyone have any recommendations for speakers or authors that do speaking engagements? Gracias por la ayuda
The title says it. I'm half Cuban and took a 23andMe test and discovered I'm 0.4% Native American. I'm fairly certain it is Caribbean. My mom is 1.7%. On top of that, my maternal haplogroup (mitochondrial DNA) is Native American, showing that I'm a descendant of natives through the maternal line. Although I have a very, very small percentage, I want to learn more about the little native I have in me. Got any suggestions?
Any idea why the Taíno people are referred to in past tense on the wiki, even outside of historical context? I've tried changing it multiple times but it keeps getting changed back...
I know that most cultures will go through dramatic changes over such timeframes but I've heard some confusing arguments about whether or not the current day Taíno identity is a revivalist movement that kind of started from scratch in the last century or so or if there is an undeniable unbroken link between the Taíno before the ravages of European colonialism and the current day Taíno that is reflected in things like culture, language and belief.
Full title: Taino Sacred Sites: An International Comparative Analysis for a Domestic Solution - Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003
The colonization of the tribe of first contact viewed via the "legal" lens is given a brief yet solid crash course to the actions and the operative language of the people that started it all, and for some reason, many American's still blindly support the actions of to this day.
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"...when Guami'ke'ni came to the Island of Borike (Puerto Rico) on November 19, 1493, he and his colonizing successors enslaved the Taíno and implemented the repartimiento and encomienda (slavery) systems in which the Taino were used as forced labor to dig for gold. The purported objective of these systems was to Christianize the Taino - allegedly to bring them into God's flock and protect them from their own infidel state. According to the Crown, "[o]nly by forcibly denying the Indians their freedom and appropriating their labor could the civilizing task of assimilation be carried out.19 Therefore, under the Crown's rationale, the labor forced upon the Taino merely functioned as a return for the Crown's unrequested Christian tutelage." 20
Around the time the Crown issued this proclamation, the Queen was considering a question that weighed heavily in the minds of all of the colonizers concerned: were these Indians human at all? She concluded that the Indians were chattel, at least until such time that they were properly Christianized."
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"In the name of King Ferdinand...conquerors of barbarian nations...[to whom][t]he...Pope gave these Islands. We request that you understand this text, deliberate on its contents within a reasonable time, and recognize the Church and its highest priest, the Pope, as rulers of the universe, and in their name the King and Queen of Spain as rulers of this land, allowing the religious fathers to preach our holy Faith to you...Should you fail to comply...with the help of God we shall use force against you, declaring war upon you from all sides and with all possible means, and we shall bind you to the yoke of the Church and of Their Highnesses; we shall enslave your persons, wives and sons, sell you or dispose of you as the King sees fit; we shall seize your possessions and harm you as much as we can as disobedient and resisting vassals. And we declare you guilty of resulting deaths and injuries. 26
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... keep reading on reddit ➡Hey folks! I love that this sub exists. As a reconnecting indigenous person, this has helped me learn so much about my family and myself. So I was wondering if anybody might be able to help me with.
First: For folks who also have African ancestry, do you identify as afro indigenous or just indigenous? I have West and Southwest (?) African ancestry and in addition to identifying as indigenous to honor my ancestors, I want to feel confident and comfortable in identifying as Black to honor my African ancestors too.
Second: Does anybody know if there are any historical records of Taíno people and a system of gender identification? I know that the term “two-spirit” is used by a lot of indigenous people to identify outside a strict, colonial M/F binary. But I’ve also heard of people associating it with their own tribal terms representing identities that existed culturally in a pre-contact period.
Any discussion is helpful. Thanks! ✌🏽
In North America there are still stories about Native American Monsters such as the Wendigo or the Skin Walkers. So being Puerto Rican I’m interested in knowing if there are any stories about Taino Monsters or Spirits?
So I was browsing the names of famous taínos and I found that a lot of names have the letter "x" in them. What sound is that supposed to make?
Examples,
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¡Hola! Estamos buscando nombres taínos para nuestro bebé (mi esposo es puertorriqueño). Nos gusta mucho el nombre Turey. Sabemos que hay un personaje de cómics llamado así, pero no conocemos a ninguna otra persona con ese nombre. Ninguno de los dos crecimos en la isla, y queremos estar seguros de que el nombre es culturalmente apropiado. Si conocieran a un niño de nombre Turey, qué reacción les inspiraría. ¡Muchas gracias de antemano por sus consejos!
Hello! Can anyone recommend some solid resources (online or in books) for well-told Taíno mythology? Preferably by Taíno storytellers/writers/scholars and not re-tellings by white academics.
Anani (Water flower)
Anao - (Mountain flower | Name of a mother of Guaciba)
Anaoa - Daughter of the flowers of the mountains
Anaoel - Son of the flowers of the mountains
Anaurex, Anaorex, Anuaresh, Anoresh- (Mountain flower, For a baby one who gives this name is saying "Mountain flower will become someone of respect" | Name of a kasike)
Anayarí - Jewel flower
Anayaria - Daughter of the jewels of the flowers
Anayariel - Son of the jewels of the flowers
Yaritu - She is a jewel
Yariti - He is a jewel
Anipana, Anibana - Great thing (name of a casike)
Anibanatu - She is great
Anibanati - He is a great
Caonao, Kaonao - Golden mountain
Caonatu , Kaonatu - She is golden
Caonati, Kaonati - He is golden
Waribo - Warrior
Wariboel - Son of the warrior
Arawa - Man of the people
Anawaribo - Flower of the warrior
Anawariboel - Son of the flower of the warrior
Anacaona, Anakaona - Golden flower
Anacuya, Anakuya - Spirit of the flower
Anayaricuya, Anayarikuya - Spirit of the golden flower
Anaocuya, Anaokuya - Spirit of the mountain's flower.
