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Many of us are aware of a sacred entity that our ancestors revered,

and who was very intimately associated with the respect and honoring

of the dead. This entity is the canine spirit who is considered to be

the guide that accompanies the souls of the departed to the after-

life.His name is Opiyel…

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Tau My Relatives

Most of us who are interested in the history of our ancestors are

aware of the fact that the arrival of Columbus at the shores of the

Caribbean unleashed the tragic process by which the ancient Taino

culture was almost…

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Tau My Relatives

I was invited by a Taino brother, Maximus, to attend a gathering of

Indigenous people in New York City this past weekend of November 13,

14,and 15. From what I understand, these kinds of gatherings are, in

part, intended to promote a sense of unity and co-operation within the

context of sacred space among peoples of the earth who are sensing a

need to reconnect with our ancestral Indigenous… Continue

Image of the Sague family Day of the Ancestor's Altar



Tau My Relatives as I prepare to gather with my family this evening for our annual ceremony to honor those who have traveled to the Realm of Koa Bay (the abode of the departed souls) I realize that this year our ceremony will be particularly emotional for me. Our family here in Pittsburgh follows the Caney Spiritual Circle tradition of ceremonially observing the time of the year…

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In a recent post I pointed out the presence this Fall season, of the cemi Guama Hu-Rakan, servant of the Cosmic Matriarch when she manifests in her forceful wrathful manifestation, Gua-Ban-Ceh.

Guama Hu-Rakan is the spirit of spinning storms, hurricanes, tornados, waterspouts, and whirlwinds. Along with the cemi Guama Guatauba, the herald, spirit of thunder-lightning, and his partner the cemi Guama Coatriskie, spirit… Continue

Tau My Relatives In behalf of myself, my family and the whole Caney Indigenos

Spiritual Circle community I want to wish all of you a blessed

Autumnal Equinox this weekend.

This season represents a special stage in the ceremonial cycle of

the cemies as seen from the perspective of the Caney Spiritual

Circle. We believe that Yoka Hu, the male spirit of Energy and Life

has a Life-Cycle just like any living entity. We believe… Continue

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On the weekend of August 15 I participated in the fourth annual Taino Indigenous gathering in Jayuya, Boriken. The traditional artisans and craftspeople of the central mountains again hosted hundreds of visitors from all over the world on the grounds of the Cemi Museum in the Barrio Coabey area this year, and the experience was predictably inspiring. I was invited by our Taino sisters Joana Soto Aviles and Maragarita Noguera, to… Continue

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA 26 de Julio 2008



4ta Jornada Indígena-Taína 2008 en Bo. Coabey, Jayuya, Puerto Rico



(English Language version below)



El sábado y domingo, 16 y 17 de Agosto 2008, se llevará a cabo la 4ta Jornada Indígena-Taína 2008 en Jayuya en las facilidades de CEDETRA en el Bo. Coabey, Carr. 144 - Km. 9.3, Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Este evento anual celebrado en Honor al Indio Puertorriqueño es auspiciado por El… Continue

Tau My Relatives back in April 2008 the Bohio Ata Bey Taino Women's Council invited a number of community members to gather at a special community resource facility of the Smithsonian's NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN to spend some time and perform sacred ceremony with ancient Taino artefacts housed in that Washington D.C. area facility.



I joined our sister Inaru and a number of other Tainos and Tainas, as well as some family…

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Tau My Relatives Members of the Peace and Dignity Journeys East Coast contingent arrived in Western Pennsylvania on June 18 2008. They converged with members of the Longest walk2 who were at the time on the verge of de-camping from the Raccoon Creek State Prk campsite. The runners stayed at the home of Caney Circle beike Miguel Sobaoko Koromo and

at the home of Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center member

residing in Pittsbrgh,… Continue

Tau My relatives On Friday July 18 2008 Pittsburgh TV station WTAE channel 4 aired a

piece which included comments by Caney Circle beike Miguel Sobaoko

Koromo Sague concerning the significance of Pittsburgh's river

confluence in the prophecy of the Mayan Calendar Shift of Ages.



As some of you already know I have been studying the Mayan Calendar

since I was a teen-ager and in the year 2000 I was given a… Continue

CONMEMORAMOS EL 3ro ANIVERSARIO RECLAMO SAGRADO Posted by: "caney@ prtc.net." caney@ prtc.net. la_voz_taino

Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:19 am (PDT)

ACOMPÁÑENOS JULIO 25, 2008

CONMEMORAMOS EL 3ro ANIVERSARIO RECLAMO SAGRADO

DIA DEL GRITO INDÍGENA TAÍNO DE CAGUANA



Este 25 de julio de 2008, nosotros, el Caney 5to Mundo, Conclave

Taíno Guatukan de la Cordillera Central, una vez mas nos reuniremos

en el Centro Ceremonial… Continue

Tau My Relatives Back in December Grandfather Don Alejandro

Perez Oxlaj, the Quiche Maya leader of Guatemala's Council of Elders

visited Pittsburgh and councelled with myself and several others

here accompanied by Grandmother Flordemayo, a member of the highly

respected and world-recognized COUNCIL OF THIRTEEN INDIGENOUS

GRANDMOTHERS. We were aware of the fact that Grandmother Flordemayo

was preparing to visit the vatican… Continue

Tau my relatives I am happy to announce that starting next Saturday July 26 2008 the

Caney Spiritual Circle will begin a regular live webcast schedule

which will air every second and fourth Saturday of each month from

6:00 P.M. to 8:00P.M. Eastern Standard Time.



Our live webcast station is called "TAINO SPIRITUALITY AND

RESURGENCE" and is on the air courtesy of "Camstream" free webcast

service. At first the webcast… Continue