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THETAINOS3OFTHECARIBBEAN1.pptxTHE TAINOS OF THE CARIBBEAN
TERRITORY OF THE TAINOS
Tainos-Arawak speaking people from South America
SOCIETAL STRUCTURE
Cacique/Cacica –Chief (could be male/female) The chief ruled over his “cacicazcos” (chiefdoms) lived in the “caney”- retangular house
Naborias- farmers and workers; NiTainos -warrior class ; Bohite – medicine person
YUCAYEQUE -village of the Tainos with their houses they called “bohios” (cone shaped houses)
Main Staple- YUCA & CASABE
TAINO YUCAYEQUES (Villages)
TAINO HOMES-CANEY AND BOHIOS
TAINO POTTERY AND ART
“BATEY”-CEREMONIAL BALL COURTS
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The Tainos worked hard, but also enjoyed themselves with game called “Batu”. The caciques of other regions will come with people at the “batey” and engaged in games.
“AREITO”- CEREMONIAL RITES
TAINO RELIGION
TAINO INSTRUMENTS & TOOLS
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TAINOS SYMBOLS & ARTIFACTS
Agueybana greets Columbus: Europeans genocide of First people
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Short_Account_of_the_Destruction_of_the_Indies
The Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies- by Bartolome de las Casa
Bartolome de las Casas reports to the King of Spain the atrocities ( today would be classified as crimes against humanity and would render Spanish colonizers as war criminals) committed against the Taino population.
The massive exploitation of Tainos as workers for the digging of gold;
He gives extensive details how the torture and massacre was committed against all: children, women the elderly and Taino man;
Revealed the mass reduction of the native population in short period of time;
Yet the King of Spain response to restoring the exploitation of humans as a labor force for further gold exploration was to transport African slaves.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Short_Account_of_the_Destruction_of_the_Indies
Howard Zinn on Columbus
Howard Zinn reveals content of Columbus’ diaries: Columbus describe the Tainos and revealed his ill intent in the diaries by stating:
“They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.”
https://www.howardzinn.org/columbus-lens-of-history/
https://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncol1.html
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/people-vs-columbus/
https://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinncol1.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dr_Qqja4RY
500 Nations-The story of Indian Americans Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOfEAbNiKFM&feature=related
http://youtu.be/TJ4VkfOJLy8ature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As01jVTvLVI
