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  2. Taíno heritage groups - Wikipedia

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    Taíno heritage groups are organizations, primarily located in the United States and the Caribbean, that promote Taíno revivalism. Many of these groups are from non-sovereign U.S. territories outside the contiguous United States, especially Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

  3. Taíno - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus in his journal described how Indigenous people used tobacco by lighting dried herbs wrapped in a leaf and inhaling the smoke. [56] Tobacco, derived from the Taino word "tabaco", was used in medicine and in religious rituals. The Taino people utilized dried tobacco leaves, which they smoked using pipes and cigars.

  4. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    Cacique on Hispaniola. He was the first cacique to befriend Columbus and helped save the men aboard the sinking Spanish vessel "Santa Maria" off the coast of Hispaniola. He also helped build Fort Navidad in La Navidad. [6] [32] Guacumao: Cacique of Matanzas, Cuba son of Canimao and Cibayara. [33] Guaicaba: Cacique of Cuba who governed the area ...

  5. Lucayan people - Wikipedia

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    The Lucayan people (/ l uː ˈ k aɪ ən / loo-KY-ən) were the original residents of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands before the European colonisation of the Americas. They were a branch of the Taínos who inhabited most of the Caribbean islands at the time. The Lucayans were the first Indigenous Americans encountered by ...

  6. Guarionex - Wikipedia

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    Since 1494 the Spaniards had imposed heavy tributes on the Taino population of Hispaniola. In 1495, Taino led by Caonabo raised up in arms but were crushed by Bartholomew Columbus . Guarionex then opted for accommodation and appeasement but by 1497 the situation had deteriorated further.

  7. List of Indigenous names of Caribbean islands - Wikipedia

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    Taino (Lucayan dialect) Big Water Island Little Inagua: Guanahaní: wa+na+ha+ni: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Small Upper Waters Land Ragged Island: Utiaquia: huti+ya+kaya: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Western Hutia Island Crooked/Jumento: Jume(n)to: ha+wo+ma+te: Taino (Lucayan dialect) Upper Land of the Middle Distance Exuma: Curateo: ko+ra+te+wo: Taino ...

  8. United Confederation of Taíno People - Wikipedia

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    The organization expressed opposition to Columbus Day, due to Columbus's persecution of Taínos and other Indigenous people of the Caribbean, and called for the holiday to be renamed Indigenous Peoples' Day. The UCTP president R. Múkaro Agüeibaná Borrero noted that for Indigenous people, "the bottom line is Columbus Day is just a celebration ...

  9. Guacanagaríx - Wikipedia

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    The colonists that remained there were killed by a rival tribe before Columbus returned on his second voyage. [ 2 ] Guacanagarix refused to ally himself with other caciques, who were trying to expel the Spaniards from the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo , and many times served as an informant and spy for the European settlers.