The ancient ancestral region of the Arawakan people who eventually would migrate into the Caribbean to become the Taino nation is called the Orinoco. It is a spectacularly beautiful river region in the rain forest of South America miles north of the Amazon. It is the home of jaguars, crocodiles, butterflies, monkeys and parrots. It is the homeland of ancient Indigenous tribes and is now the home of mixed-race people in whose veins runs the blood of Indigenous Natives, European colonists and…

This link will access a text file containing the report by Maria Proviones-Bishop about the concept of Death and dead ancestors in the culture of ancient Taino people.

BAT AND THE GUAVA

This map demonstrates the geographic regions covered by the sacred service of the behikes and behikes-in-training of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE. We hope all those who might happen to live near any of our spiritual guides reach out to the nearest one and make a connection so that you can celebrate the ancient traditions of our ancestors as we have brought them back to the people. All Tainos and people who respect Taino heritage are welcome.…

Nosotros los behikes y behikes-bajo-entrenamiento del Circulo Caney celebramos la ceremonia de LUNA LLENA atravez del continente Americano este pasado mes de Enero, rindiendole tributo a nuestra madre fertil Atabey y honrando su ciclo de fecundidad lunar. Estas ceremonias coincidieron con la manifestacion de la superluna, luna sangre y luna azul de Enero…

Collaboration between INdigenous medicine men and women, and science

1.) Mali, Africa

Researchers cooperate with ‘medicine men’