The Lucayan branch of the Taíno were the first New World people encountered by Christopher Columbus, in the Bahama Archipelago on October 12, 1492. The Taíno historically spoke an …

Sep 6, 2025 · Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Columbus’s exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Once …

Taíno Indians, a subgroup of the Arawakan Indians (a group of American Indians in northeastern South America), inhabited the Greater Antilles (comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola [Haiti …

Oct 5, 2023 · Although the Taíno never developed a written language, they made exquisite pottery, wove intricate belts from dyed cotton and carved enigmatic images from wood, stone, …

The Taíno society was basically a gentle culture - in fact the word “Taíno” means Good and Noble. Their society was characterized by happiness, friendliness and a paternal, highly …

Jul 24, 2025 · Up to 90% of the indigenous population of the Americas died in the century following Columbus’s arrival, and certainly the Taíno as a society were eliminated. But DNA …

Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean is a collaboration of the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Latino Center. This exhibition and related …

Dec 7, 2018 · This stage of intensification and elaboration after AD 1100 is known as “Taíno”. The Taíno people, as characterized by archaeologists, were not a unified society, and have been …

Mar 23, 2025 · The Taíno were the Indigenous people who inhabited the Caribbean islands of the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and parts of the Lesser Antilles before European contact.

Oct 15, 2025 · Connecticut has officially become one of the first states in the U.S. to formally recognize the contributions of native Caribbean people, according to the Higuayagua Taíno of …