The Caribbean Island Societies The largest group of people living in the islands of the Caribbean were the Tainos. Their villages were governed by chieftains, or "caciques," who enjoyed some distinctions of rank but received tribute in times of crisis only. Related families lived together in large houses built of poles, mats, and thatch. The Tainos were known for their fine wood carving and hammocks woven from cotton. Not a particularly warlike people, they played ceremonial ball games, possi ...

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The Taino Indians and the Jose Maria Cave Taino Indians Dominican Republic, 1500 AD This tile mural shows Taino Indians harvesting marine foods on the beach of "Quisquega", their name for Hispanola. Tribute Sinkhole The Taino Indians of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies, now Dominican Republic and Haiti, are believed to be the first tribe of the New World to have encountered the famous explorer Christopher Columbus. In a rock art cave called Jose Mari ...

Dominican Republic Research Indiana University's Underwater Science program is involved in on-going investigations in the Dominican Republic. The research includes not only underwater archaeology, but also land-based archaeology and water quality analysis. Through the combined efforts of numerous Dominican Republic organizations, university departments, professors, students, and other individuals, the Underwater Science program hopes to bring to light some exciting new discoveries regar ...

A Note on Tainos: Whither Progress? By José Barreiro, from Northeast Indian Quarterly, pp. 66-77 Fall, 1990 Author's note: An appreciation is due John Mohawk, who contributed to an early version of this article. References in the body of the text refer to the Select Bibliography which follows this article. All ilIustrations except the photograph on page 76 are taken from Onelio Jorge Cardoso, Los Indocubanos. Havana: Gente Nueva, 1982. Christopher Columbus, whose name literally means "Chri ...

Trinicenter HomePanTrinbago.comRaceandHistory.comHowComYouCom.com Kim Johnson The Tainos : Rise & Decline of the People Who Greeted Columbus History of the people of Trinidad and Tobago Capitalism and Slavery From Columbus to Castro A Brief History of the Caribbean Taino The story of the 'Caribs and Arawaks' Part 1 By Kim Johnson The story of the Arawaks, the Caribs and the Spaniards is a well known tale told to every Caribbean child. We all, from the leas ...

A Vibrant Landscape | Mysterious Immigrants | Natural Treasures | Maya: Children of the Corn | Taino: Voices From the Past | Aztecs: Fierce Wanderers | Resources Taino Article This map shows three important Taino landmarks. La Aleta, East National Park, Dominican Republic. Site of the 1997 discovery of an ancient Taino city next to a ceremonial cenote, or natural well. Divers have found a treasure trove of artifacts, including a ceremonial throne, preserved in the silt at the bo ...

About this Site Feedback Topic Index Home 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 and the Dominican Republic], and Puerto Rico) in the Caribbean Sea at the time when Christopher Columbus' arrived to the New World. The Taíno culture impressed both the Spanish (who observed it) and modern soci ...

Ancient | Legacy | Contemporánea | Publications Taíno World | Caciques | Cohoba | Spirituality | Ball Game | Daily Life | Zemi Taíno culture was the most highly developed in the Caribbean when Columbus reached Hispaniola in 1492. Islands throughout the Greater Antilles were dotted with Taíno communities nestled in valleys and along the rivers and coastlines, some of which were inhabited by thousands of people. The first New World society that Columbus encountered was one of tr ...