Taino | History & Culture | Britannica
Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Christopher Columbus’s exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Taíno - Wikipedia
At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the northern Lesser Antilles.
Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island ...
2023年10月5日 · Relegated to a footnote of history for 500 years, the Taíno came roaring back as front-page news in 2003, when Juan C. Martínez Cruzado, a biologist at the University of Puerto Rico, announced ...
History - Taino Museum
History The Taíno civilization indigenous to the Greater Antilles-Caribbean Sea (Hispaniola) flourished in the islands including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica and Puerto Rico before and during the time when Christopher Columbus landed on the beaches of the New World in 1492.
Taíno Culture History – Historical Archaeology - Florida Museum
2018年12月7日 · Most researchers agree that the cultural ancestry of the Taínos can be traced to Arawakan-speaking people living along the Orinoco River in South America. At about 1,000 BC, these people, known to archaeologists as “ Saladoi d” were living in large settled towns, cultivated manioc and corn, and made elaborate painted pottery.
Bringing Taíno Peoples Back Into History | Smithsonian
2017年12月28日 · Today, Taíno has been embraced by many Caribbean people with Indigenous ancestry as a term that unites their historical experiences and cultural identities before and after 1492.
A Brief History Of The Tano The Caribbeans Indigenous People
2017年3月31日 · The Taínos were present throughout the Caribbean islands from approximately 1200 to 1500 A.D., and when Christopher Columbus arrived in the region, the Taínos were the indigenous group he encountered. According to archaeologist Laura Del Olmo Frese, while the Taínos had their similarities, they also had their differences in art and governance.
Columbus and the Taíno - Exploring the Early Americas
When Christopher Columbus arrived on the Bahamian Island of Guanahani (San Salvador) in 1492, he encountered the Taíno people, whom he described in letters as "naked as the day they were born." The Taíno had complex hierarchical religious, political, and social systems.
Taino History // Historia Taíno | United Confederation ... - Taino People
2018年10月8日 · The Taíno were the first Indigenous Peoples of the Western Hemisphere to encounter Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) during his first voyage in 1492. The Taíno are also the first Indigenous Peoples of the Americas to be called Indians.
Taíno - Taino Museum
Taíno (good people), were seafaring indigenous peoples of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. They were one of the Arawak peoples of South America, and the Taíno language was a member of the Arawakan language family of northern South America.