Members of Puerto Rico's Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-cu a Boriken presented a dance ceremony to invite the public to recover the collective spirituality of their Native ancestors. Photo by Teresita ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Priscilla Colón speaks to an audience about the Taíno language and culture ...

The words mean hammock, hurricane and peanut butter. They are part of the Arawak language spoken by Tainos and later incorporated into the Spanish language. Tainos, a mixture of various groups, ...

In a sweltering coastal settlement, Alejandro Hartmann pulled out a spiral notebook and jotted notes as a local peasant described his family’s ties to a long forgotten indigenous group that is ...

“Taíno culture has roots in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, and other ancestral homes throughout the Caribbean. The culture is ...

Lawrence Waldron asserts that rumors of Taíno extinction are greatly exaggerated and definitely headed for an extinction of their own. Lawrence Waldron [Versión de este artículo en español disponible ...

Once upon a time, the Taino people inhabited much of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, present-day Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica and other islands. Then Christopher Columbus arrived in ...

ST. THOMAS — A new exhibit at the Virgin Islands Children’s Museum is exploring the history and culture of the indigenous Taino people in the territory. The exhibit was developed in partnership with ...

The word “Boricua” holds a special meaning for people of Puerto Rican heritage. A group of historically minded Puerto Ricans of Berks County held a lecture on the significance of the people who lived ...

Ricky and Emil Collado turned a teenager’s frustration with golf’s lack of Latino representation into Taíno Golf, a thriving apparel brand that celebrates indigenous Caribbean culture. Now, as both ...