The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus
David Abulafia
2008
Yale University Press
A sense of the past: exploring sensory experience in the pre-modern world
On his arrival in the…
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Added by Peter N. Jones on May 22, 2009 at 5:11pm —
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Adopted by General Assembly Resolution 61/295 on 13 September 2007
The General Assembly,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter,
Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as…
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Added by Anita Pagan on May 21, 2009 at 10:48am —
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It is essential to know our roots and where we come from. It is an important part of who we are as people.
It strengthens our being and enriches our life. Our identity completes us like the sacred hoop...or the medicine wheel...it connects us to the webb of life...
My life is sacred like my ancestors of the days of ole. I have their spirit of their life running through
my very vains. They live in me....and give me life.
I was born with many gifts passed on to me by my…
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Added by Darla Day Clancey on May 18, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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Today...I offer my sacred tobacco...to my "MOTHER EARTH" and thank her for
all the blessings in my day...
She is my first "Mother" and sacred to me..
Ahhh...Meeg-wetch (Thank You) Mother for all the good things
that sustains me and brings me new life this day....
Let my heart beat close to your heart.
Thank you (meeg-wetch) for all life and all my brothers and sisters from
the four sacred directions...bless us and our families.....
Rain Red Thunder..
Added by Darla Day Clancey on May 16, 2009 at 11:04am —
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Entering the sprawling finely manicured campus acres is like entering Zen meditation. Still, I can’t help but feel out of place, a minority student, poor, and parent of eight children, attending classes in one of (if not the) richest (and whitest) communities in the state...
more here...
http://carriemedina.blogspot.com/
Added by adem medina cardona on May 14, 2009 at 10:05pm —
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These questions have been running around my head for a couple of weeks now... I had to put them out there. Just thoughts to ponder....
Is the good that a person does reason enough to accept abuse and disrespect from them?
Does the fact that a person chooses to sacrifice and give so much of his/her time and effort to a people, compensate for that person becoming dictatorial or tyrannical?
Do great strides allow a government the freedom to trample upon rights they…
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Added by Anita Pagan on May 10, 2009 at 12:41pm —
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We decide to help in our association Karisko, people in social difficulties.
This blog is a presentation of our actions.
Marie-Line Mouriesse-Boulogne.
Added by MOURIESSE on May 6, 2009 at 1:13pm —
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Since the founding of anthropology as a social science in the late 19th century up through the end of the 20th century, the field has been one of the primary brokers of culture and the industry that surrounds it. Beginning with the founding “fathers” of the field and their desire to define culture and its subsequent particulars, up until recently with struggles over identity and who has the right to define that identity, anthropology has played a major role. This is particularly true in…
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Added by Peter N. Jones on April 28, 2009 at 5:48pm —
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I have been fearful of water all my life. There has been a reoccurring dream since I was 9 in which I drown. I am very frightened in the dream.
When I turned 40 a friend asked me to keep an eye on his kayaks while he was away from our island. I took one kayak out to Lago Guajataka and paddled across the lake. There came about a spiritual transformation on that water that cannot be put to words.
I have since spent many mornings hauling my kayak down to the water at 5 m so…
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Added by adem medina cardona on April 28, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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I am a filmmaker - born on the island of Vieques, P.R.
According to history - The last Native Taíno revolt against the Spanish crown took place in Vieques
(Taino: Bieques Borikén). The cacique brothers, Cacimar and Yaurèibo, fought to the death on this island.
In recent contemporary history for over half a century my people of Vieques revolted against the U.S. military's use of using their island as target practise by…
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Added by Alex Zacarias on April 21, 2009 at 4:56pm —
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Blessings to All!
The following is an older post of mine, but I'd like to repost here , along with a few adjustments....
In the Spirit of Our Age-- it is my feeling that this is the
Time for Reflection, Action, Being....
Many of us are becoming Aware of not only of ourselves but of our surroundings and of Mother Earth..
It is Time to Reflect upon Our:
Triumphs
Failures
Deeds
Misdeeds
Good Times
Not-So-Good…
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Added by Priscilla (Pbutter72) on April 12, 2009 at 9:52pm —
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43 freaking years old. Freezing my patooty off in the dark, in the rain, away from home, learning drills, trying to keep up with the experienced, or the younger, or the better, or the whatever paddlers, trying to remember not to use my kayaking techniques because I am a dragon boat racer now. Hungry, cold, wet, tired, sore, sick, frustrated at my inability to do it just like the lead coach, Alden, who never bends that inside elbow and does his trunk rotaion with perfection...
WHAT am…
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Added by adem medina cardona on April 9, 2009 at 2:10am —
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Last Wednesday my 6 month old grandaughter passed away. Possibly Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Two years ago on the same date my teen son passed away. These moments challenge us spiritually in ways we can never imagine until we are there. A well known artist in Japan and a good Canadian friend sent me a sculpted dragon (usually sells for $5,000.00 USD) in honor of my son. I was told that many Japanese believe the human spirit after death soars with…
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Added by adem medina cardona on April 3, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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Por la carretera #2 de Puerto Nuevo hacia Bayamon .Caparra esta totalmente sepultada.Solo dejaron un pedazo de lo que era esta estructura
El progresso nos han quitado y utrajado un legado historico.Y sabra Dios que mas hay sepultado en mi pais.Todo es el progresso que no han dejado sin areas de bosques .Un plumon nesesario para descontaminar el ambiente.
Pero esto sigue pasando y nadie hace nada por parar esta situacion .
Yo…
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Added by Iris Antongiorgi Concepcion on March 28, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Indigenous peoples around the world are at the center of many conflicts: natural resource management, intellectual property rights, sovereignty, identity, and health care to name just a few. In each country, and among each indigenous group, these conflicts differ. Adding to the complexity of each idiosyncratic conflict is the continued encroachment of non-indigenous (primarily Western) cultural practices, exacerbating specific situations for each indigenous group. The country and indigenous…
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Added by Peter N. Jones on March 7, 2009 at 9:44am —
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Last year, we crossed the channel beetween Martinica and Dominica. We did it in six hours, with paddles, in a kalinago pirogue. This blog is explaining our preparation and our adventure.
We project to do the same adventure (with our pirogue) but we'll arrived at Boriken.
I hope you understand my english, because, I'm french and it's not easy for me to write english.
Excuse me for that.
Added by MOURIESSE on March 2, 2009 at 11:03pm —
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Tau My Relatives
We often refer to something called "Taino Resurgence", a movement that awakened in the hearts of many of our relatives the fervent desire to return to the roots of their Indigenous heritage. The Resurgence has taken many paths and like many such social movements it suffers from growing pains, the greatest of which is disunity. That is not abnormal, and in a sense, there are many in the movement who are making great headway in…
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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on March 2, 2009 at 9:04am —
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Thanks to YOUniverse, I am participating in this event and organizing a group in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area...
if you are interested please call me or email me
thank you
~c
http://www.10billionbeats.com/
Added by adem medina cardona on March 1, 2009 at 4:52pm —
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photo of jaguar in French Guyanan jungle credited to Dr Zoltan Takacs, original drawing of Caribbean Indigen wearing a jaguar tooth necklace and montage "Taino Jaguar Spirit" by Miguel Sague
Tau My Relatives
Not long ago the BBC television programing unit called NATURE featured a series entitled "SPIRITS OF THE JAGUAR". This beautifully photographed sequence of programs was narrated by David Attenborough and focused attention on…
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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on February 23, 2009 at 1:00am —
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My Relatives
As many of you already are aware, we in the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle celebrate the Spring Equinox with a ceremony that includes the act of separating two traditinal Taino sculpted images which have been kept tied together throughout the winter season.
One of those two images is the sculptural item popularly known by scholars as a "stone collar". We in th Caney Circle call them Coa Hoops. Coa Hoops were…
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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on February 22, 2009 at 10:00am —
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