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Note: The following post is a long one. I hope you feel like reading! ~N

I am a modern Caribbean Indian woman; a mixture of Taino, European and African descent. However, it is my Taino Indian heritage that I choose to follow, learn and endorse. The existence of my Taino ancestry has been covered up, denied for many years because of greed and genocide. This cover up is pernicious and has infected not only the familial roots of my Nation but has disowned our indigenous heritage… Continue

Added by Anita Pagan on December 9, 2008 at 8:30am — 35 Comments

Before Columbus, just another tribe

Motecuzoma, also known as Montezuma told Cortez through an interpreter (paraphrased)

"You are not the first person to come here, looking like you do with beards and blue eyes, there are whole tribes like you down by the coast and I will introduce them to you." (Readings from America, out of print) Legend among the Aztecs was that their ancestors had lived in seven caves, when white men with beards, blonde hair and iron tools had organized their small tribe into the most dominant… Continue

Added by Ray Osborne on December 7, 2008 at 2:30pm — 14 Comments

"THE DEVIL"

OH YES HE DID ON A WARM AND SUNNY DAY,

THE DEVIL WORE RED AND WHITE AND A SMIDGEN OF GREY.

HE FLEW ACROSS THE OCEAN, SEARCHING FOR HIS PRIZE,

INSTEAD HE SAW A COUPLE OF ISLANDS WE CALLED PARADISE.

THIS WAS'NT A VISIT OF CURIOUSITY OR JUST A MOMENT OF PMSing,

NO! NO! NO! THIS WAS A CALCULATED DESIGNED EVENT, ALL OF HIS OWN MAKING.

HE ARRIVED WITH DISCIPLES AND LADIES OF THREE,

AND MET ALL THE PEOPLE… Continue

Added by AGUILAR MARRERO on December 5, 2008 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Winter Solstice Ceremony in Miami FLA

Tau My Relative You are cordially invited to celebrate Winter Solstice by

participating in the traditional Taino Winter Solstice Ceremony of

the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle in Miami FLA

Our ceremony will include the sacred tying ritual in which a three-

point cemi sculpture of Yoka Hu will be tied to the oval-shaped stone

hoop that represents the divine uterus of Ata Bey our Cosmic

Matriarch. This ritual… Continue

Added by Miguel Sague Jr on December 3, 2008 at 3:00am — No Comments

Taino Soul Dog

Tau My Relatives

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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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on November 29, 2008 at 7:30am — 18 Comments

New Evidence Concerning Columbus' Exploitation of Tainos

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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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on November 27, 2008 at 6:30am — 5 Comments

Happy Native American Heritage Day Nov. 28 2008

Happy Native American Heritage Day Nov. 28 2008…

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Added by Caracoli on November 27, 2008 at 5:58am — No Comments

Sonia Migdalia Rosa

On Thursday, November, 13, 2008 a great woman, mother, housewife and above all an incredible human being crossed over. To say she will be missed by her family and friends is an understatement. I write these few words to express the pain I feel and to shed light not so much on how she died, but on how she lived, her strength, her struggle and her love.

I met Sonia Migdalia Rosa 8 years ago when I received an email from a total stranger. Asking me countless questions, I was… Continue

Added by Jorge Baracutei Estevez on November 18, 2008 at 9:19am — 7 Comments

Grand Gathering of the Indigenous Nations Alliance

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

Added by Miguel Sague Jr on November 17, 2008 at 6:38pm — 2 Comments

Reinventing the Lacandon: Book Review

I just did a review of Brian Gollnicks new book "Reinventing the Lacandon" which may be of interest to some people. The short review can be found on the Indigenous Peoples Issues Today site, while the entire review is on the main… Continue

Added by Peter N. Jones on November 17, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

The Day of the Ancestors

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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Added by Miguel Sague Jr on November 2, 2008 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Luzia and the Possibility of New Discovery of the true Origins of Caribbean Indigenous Ancestry

Luzia's skull was found in a Brazilian cave in 1978. Her remains were stored for quite sometime until someone began to take interest in her skull. She died at the age of 20 to 25 years.… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 26, 2008 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

John Ayes Indigenous Roots

The family tree I am going to share with you today contains the ancestral heritage that goes back to the year 1990 AD to Cuba.

The people that lived during that time were the Guanahuatabey.

The Guanahuatabey were a distinct people and spoke a different language from the classic Taino.

They and the other tribes that lived in the Carribean are considered, "neo Taino."

I think that terminology is a gross error, because it is another way of insulting us all.

Neo according… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 26, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Ancestry Of John J. Browne Ayes

Copyright 1956-2008 John Ayes

The following is my family tree. I have been working upon it since 1956 to present.

Explanation of PCID Post Columbian Indigenous Descent. This speaks to you of the results of my maternal mtDNA test. My father's yDNA test was a total surprise to me. He was supposed to have Irish sequences.

As it turned out his yDNA Haplo group was E3b2. Phonecian and Middle Eastern sequences with a touch of Levite Jew.

In any case, Getting… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Some Interesting News Yesterday Plus Riddles

Images above:

1: Ayesart at the age of 14

2: Ayesart's Mother

3: Ayesart's Grandmother

Yesterday I received an E mail from a good friend of mine. We met via a Forum that explored the genealogy of Moca Puerto Rico.

The E mail she sent me contained questions about her recent mtDNA… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 16, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Florida's Indigenous Caribbean connection.

Be sure to see this month's issue of Forum from Florida
Humanities Council. It has a special on the Florida's
Indigenous Caribbean connection.

See it on their website at
http://www.flahum.org/

Also I think my book has a mention in this month's issue. I wait in anticipation for it to arrive in the mail.

Added by Ray Osborne on October 14, 2008 at 7:26pm — No Comments

Atabey Guali Ara -- Mother Earth and the Human Child

Added by Rixturey on October 12, 2008 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment

The "Discovery" of America?

This month people in various countries will be celebrating what is commonly called “Columbus Day” or “Dia de la Raza”; a day marked to celebrate the arrival of Columbus and his cronies crew onto the shores of “virgin” lands.

Many view this as an incredible event, worthy of celebration and joy. At a time when the planet was believed to be flat and only dangers and monsters awaited at the edge of the world, that a man had the audacity to take off into the vast unknown is nothing short… Continue

Added by Anita Pagan on October 11, 2008 at 11:44pm — 23 Comments

Columbus, A Historical Lesson

Dualities

That has always been the human downfall.

You came to us in your shining armor

And you were lost looking for the promised land.

We knew who you were

And all you would bring, there was a prophesy.

And despite knowing that

We extended our hands in friendship.

You raped us

You stole all that we had and knew

And you cut off our extended hands

Of good will and… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 10, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Atabey By John Ayes

Atabey - Earth Mother

Mother of conception and birth

Mother of Yucahu

Her image has been transformed by those who practice Spiritualism. Our perception of the gods change as we change.

I created the painting upon two canvases joined together to place emphasis on the spiritual world of Atabey merging with the concept of the physical world. And to dispel the illusion of dualities.

People are actually… Continue

Added by Ayesart on October 10, 2008 at 8:28pm — 1 Comment