Taíno - Wikipedia The Taíno are the Indigenous peoples of the Greater Antilles and surrounding islands [2][3] At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of what is now The Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the northern Lesser Antilles
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
Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus . . . If you have ever paddled a canoe, napped in a hammock, savored a barbecue, smoked tobacco or tracked a hurricane across Cuba, you have paid tribute to the Taíno, the Native people who invented
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
Exploring the Early Americas - Library of Congress 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 Indian Culture - Welcome to Puerto Rico! Taíno Indians, a subgroup of the Arawakan Indians (a group of American Indians in northeastern South America), inhabited the Greater Antilles (comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola [Haiti and the Dominican Republic], and Puerto Rico) in the Caribbean Sea at the time when Christopher Columbus' arrived to the New World
Taíno: Indigenous Caribbeans - Black History Month 2025 Completing this week with the largest indigenous Caribbean ethnic group, BHM365 sheds the light on another group who has changed the Americas The Taíno were an Arawak people who were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida
Taíno Culture History – Historical Archaeology 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
Taíno Route: Discover Indigenous Culture in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is home to some of the most significant Taíno sites in the Caribbean, offering a glimpse into the island’s indigenous culture and history From ancient ceremonial parks to sacred petroglyphs, these places preserve the rich legacy of the Taíno people
Taíno - Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean Arawak-speaking peoples from South America began settling the Caribbean islands more than 2,000 years ago Their descendants, the Taíno, reside on the Greater Antilles and surrounding islands The Spanish first recorded the term Taíno in 1493