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  2. Arawak - Wikipedia

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    The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean.The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

  3. White Marl Taino - Wikipedia

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    The White Marl settlement was an essential resource for early Taino communities. The village of Maima is positioned on top of a hillside above the coastal plain. Research from 2014 and 2015 introduces that through leveled platforms and artificial terraces for house construction, the Taino people were able to achieve this settlement.

  4. Lokono - Wikipedia

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    The Lokono Artists Group. Historically, the group self-identified and still identifies as 'Lokono-Arawak' by the semi fluent speakers in the tribe, or simply as 'Arawak' (by non speakers of the native tongue within the tribe) and strictly as 'Lokono' by tribal members who are still fluent in the language, because in their own language they call themselves 'Lokono' meaning 'many people' (of ...

  5. Santa Rosa, Guyana - Wikipedia

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    The population of the village and the mission is 913 people as of 2012, [1] however the area has a population of 6,046 people as of 2013 [2] making Santa Rosa is the largest Amerindian settlement in Guyana. [2] This predominantly Arawak [2] village is located on the Moruka River, 29 km from its mouth.

  6. Taíno - Wikipedia

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    The Classic Taíno played in the village's center plaza or on especially designed rectangular ball courts called batey. Games on the batey are believed to have been used for conflict resolution between communities. The most elaborate ball courts are found at chiefdom boundaries. [35] Often, chiefs made wagers on the possible outcome of a game. [37]

  7. What's the latest on the NC History Center on the Civil War ...

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    New construction is taking place at VanStory History Village, which is part of The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

  8. Akron History Center is beginning to look like a museum

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    Pardon the dust. Workers are unpacking over 200 years of local history for a new museum downtown. The Akron History Center at 172 S. Main St. is a blur of activity. Crews are busy installing 20 ...

  9. Chiefdoms of Hispaniola - Wikipedia

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    Its center was established at Corral de los Indios located in the present day town of Juan de Herrera in San Juan province. It was divided into 21 nitaínos. This was the principal cacicazgo of the island and was represented as "The Rock". The term Maguana means "the first stone" or "the only stone". The principal mother goddess of the chiefdom ...