In the 1980's the United States anthropologist Dennis Tedlock completed an important piece of literary work whose creation illustrates some very important facts about real language. Tedlock's task was to take a text written in the fifteenth century version of the Quiche Maya language and translate it to English.…

On Sunday October 31 the lead Caney Circle behike of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dayvanna Caraballo Mitchell Schreiner guided the official 2021 Taino DAY OF THE ANCESTORS ceremony on the grounds of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center.…

It was an honor for me to attend one of the days of Indigenous Peoples Day weekend celebration PoWow on Randals Island, New York City Oct 10 2021. I was accompanied by NYC Caney Circle behike Tilou Balan (Lil Wolf).…

Takahi Datiaono  (Greetings My relatives ) 

I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At one time the whole western region  of this state (including Pittsburgh) was the sovereign territory of the Onödowa’ga:’ who are known to the world as the Senecas. The Senecas left a legacy of their presence in the Pittsburgh area in the form of place names that honor their history here such as Seneca Valley.  Also individual Seneca historical figures such as Chief Guyasutta, who lived in what is now…

Takahi my relatives

This year the German children's music recording artists Pit Budde and Josephine Kronfli, who originally released and sold hundreds of copies of their version of our much-loved Taino song to Atabey, finally gave us credit for the authorship of that song. Several months ago they officially listed the song in the…

The behikes of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania congregation of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE, Dayvanna Caraballo Mitchell-Schreiner and Miguel Sague led the September 19, 2021 celebration of the Full Moon and Autumn Equinox ceremony on the grounds of the Council Of Three Rivers American Indian Center. WE were blessed by the presence of a number of local residents to our gathering.

Our Maya…

The Taino community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania celebrated the Full Moon Ceremony in keeping with the traditions of the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle. The ritual was officiated by the behike bo of the Caney Circle, Kasike Guatu Iri, the head of Lancaster's Yukayeke Manikato Taino community. …

The Caney Circle behikes of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area gathered to celebrate our August Full Moon ceremony at the Singing Winds site of the COUNCIL OF THREE RIVERS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER this past Saturday.

The ceremony was officiated by our lead behike here in the city, Dayvanna (Caraballo) Mitchell Schreiner. She was assisted…

BEAUTIFUL guanara sweat lodge on Tuesday August 3 at the home of my fellow behike Tilou (Urban Divers) "Li'l Wolf" in Queens, New York. Such a pleasure to be again with my spiritual brother Max Guazabara and his wife Namibia and their little son Huracan. Also was a pleasure to sweat with Kasike Roman Guaraguaorix...and it was an honor to meet our brother Tito and his three kids. What a sacred afternoon with Taino family and other good…

Takahi my relatives

On Saturday July 31 2021 I had the honor of participating in a great block party in front of the GALERIA DEL BARRIO art gallery in East Harlem, New York City. The block party was part of a multi-week exhibit at the gallery which featured the work of the Boricua artist Miguel Luciano. Miguel was concluding a three-year residency at the METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. The museum sponsored his exhibit at the East Harlem gallery and the block party…

Takahi My Relatives 

The behikes of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE  celebrated our annual retreat this year on the grounds of the Singing Winds Site of the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, on the outskirts of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A number of the behikes who were able to travel to the gathering this year camped out on the Indian Center grounds.

As part of the three-day event, we…

Our Seneca Indigenous friends of western New York and western Pennsylvania are fighting to save the sacred waters of the Allegheny River, which in their language is known as the OHI:YO'. This past Saturday July 10 2021 I spent the day with two fellow Tainos and a wonderful non-Taino woman-of-strength ally at a special action camp-out in the beautiful Allegheny National Forest of northwestern PA close to the Seneca Nation of Indians…

My brothers and sisters we now have the long-promised members-only wooden medallions featuring the official logo of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE.

These are only available to fully enrolled members of the Caney Circle. Wearing this sacred symbol that represents the…

I invite all of my New York City friends to come and join us at a special block party in the Barrio where I will be conducting…

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On June 29 2021 I volunteered at a summer camp program for children of immigrant workers from Central America to offer a Story-Telling presentation that featured the traditional creation narration of the ancient Maya, the Popol Vuh. The children really got into the fun of it, using the blowgun to "shoot down" Seven Macaw Wukub Kakix, playing the…

Nos reunimos en el sitio ceremonial del CIRCULO ESPIRITUAL INDIGENA CANEY en Verona, Pennsylvania, cerca de Pittsburgh Junio 26  2021. Eramos varios tainos y amigos de nuestro movimiento de restauracion resurgente taina.

We gathered at the Verona, Pennsylvania ceremonial site of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE near Pittsburgh June…

On Thursday June 10 2021 Indigenous people in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and…

Please join us today in Philadelphia, PA to defend our hard-won victory to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day. Reactionary forces in the city are trying to reverse the victory through a frivolous suit against the Mayor. …