Indigenous Caribbean Network

The study of the genealogy of our ancestors can be challenging. The first question that is often asked by persons who are just beginning is, How do I begin?

Most of your research will begin using the Internet and the best place to start is within the United States Federal Census Records of Puerto Rico.

Things you should know that are important to your research:

1: Your family's complete surname. The Puerto Rican surname spins off of the old Spanish tradition.…

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Added by Ayesart on September 3, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

Sharing Scientific mtDNA Studies of "Extinct" Taino

It is an old scientific paper on mtDNA studies that were done on ancient skeletons of the Taino ancestors. These studies were done before the People gathered together to ban desecrations of ancient grave sites. Despite that these mtDNA studies prove that the Taino people are not "extinct." That you are still here as evidenced within mtDNA test results of descendants of the Taino.

The paper I am sharing was written by Charles Lalueza Fox et al, I am hoping I can upload it…

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Added by Ayesart on September 2, 2014 at 5:22pm — No Comments

The Guanahatabey, New Data - New Vistas, Old Conceptualizations Revisited

The Guanahatabey, New Data - New Vistas, Old

Conceptualizations Revisited

John J. Browne Ayes, Author of Juan Ponce de Leon His New And Revised Genealogy

The Guanahuatabey were a distinct people and spoke a different language from the classic Taino. Thus, they were different from the Taino racially and probably have their ancestry within a different tribal group that migrated from…

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Added by Ayesart on September 2, 2014 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Tradicion taina de sanacion....................Taino healing tradition

Takaji Datiaono

Saludos mis parientes

Greetings My Relatives

En su cronica llamada RELACION SOBRE LAS ANTIGUEDADES DE LOS INDIOS, escrita en el a~o 1498, el monje Ramon Pane escribio lo siguiente en el capitulo XVI con respecto a la labor del bohitiu, el…

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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on September 1, 2014 at 8:00pm — 10 Comments

La Boda De Jesse y Aku......................Jesse and Aku's Wedding

Takaji Datiaono

Saludos mis parientes

Greetings my relatives

Fue para mi un gran honor haber oficiado la boda de nuestra linda hermana taina Boricua Jesse Rivera y su novio el waribo Apache-Maya Michael Aku Rodriguez.

Yo llegue el Miercoles 20 de Agosto al aeropuerto en una ciudad del estado de Connecticut. Alli…

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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on August 23, 2014 at 9:00pm — 8 Comments

Quien Es YokaJu.................Who Is YokaHu (bilingual Spanish-English)

Yoka Hu es el se~or de la vida y la energia. El es la manifestacion espiritual de todo lo que vive, de la esencia vital en si, la manifestacion de toda la energia quimica y fisica, especialmente la energia combustible, el fuego, el sol, una explosion. La magia y el poder de este cemi se encuentra en el aliento tibio de un ni~o, a la vez que tambien se encuentra en…

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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on August 17, 2014 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments