It's Neither Here Nor There - Indigenous Caribbean Network2024-03-28T09:12:39Zhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/forum/topics/its-neither-here-nor-there?commentId=2030313%3AComment%3A34189&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, those are the three cult…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2009-02-01:2030313:Comment:342472009-02-01T18:48:02.362ZIvyhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/IvyQuintero
Yes, those are the three cultures that make up most of the Caribbean, but my point was that you say US-born Puerto Ricans need to learn their ancestral ways, but Puerto Ricans on the island need to learn their ancestral ways, too. Maybe they are a little less removed from their ancestral traditions than those on the mainland but you can't tell me that everyone on the island keeps the old ways. That was my point.
Yes, those are the three cultures that make up most of the Caribbean, but my point was that you say US-born Puerto Ricans need to learn their ancestral ways, but Puerto Ricans on the island need to learn their ancestral ways, too. Maybe they are a little less removed from their ancestral traditions than those on the mainland but you can't tell me that everyone on the island keeps the old ways. That was my point. That is why I say is importan…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2009-02-01:2030313:Comment:342302009-02-01T18:25:29.399ZIvyhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/IvyQuintero
<b>That is why I say is important to non-island PR to yearn to leanr their nation"s and ancestral ways.</b><br />
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Many of them do. And it's not just US-born Boricuas that need to learn their ancestral ways.<br />
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And I'm sure you can relate to the poem on some level, as a person of Taino and African ancestry, because Taino culture is not predominant on the island, is it?
<b>That is why I say is important to non-island PR to yearn to leanr their nation"s and ancestral ways.</b><br />
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Many of them do. And it's not just US-born Boricuas that need to learn their ancestral ways.<br />
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And I'm sure you can relate to the poem on some level, as a person of Taino and African ancestry, because Taino culture is not predominant on the island, is it? That's my favorite line too.…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2009-02-01:2030313:Comment:341892009-02-01T15:50:20.902ZIvyhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/IvyQuintero
That's my favorite line too. And even though I am a Cuban Taina born in NY I can deeply relate because the struggle is the same, we can ALL relate...
That's my favorite line too. And even though I am a Cuban Taina born in NY I can deeply relate because the struggle is the same, we can ALL relate... Absolutely!!!! I agree with y…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2009-02-01:2030313:Comment:340472009-02-01T00:07:40.062ZAl "Kutubanama" Velazquezhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/AlKutubanamaVelazquez
Absolutely!!!! I agree with you both!!!
Absolutely!!!! I agree with you both!!! beautiful line...
no nacio en…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2009-01-31:2030313:Comment:339642009-01-31T19:38:26.759Zadem medina cardonahttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/ademmcardona
beautiful line...<br />
no nacio en puerto rico<br />
puerto rico nacio en mi
beautiful line...<br />
no nacio en puerto rico<br />
puerto rico nacio en mi