This year many Taino people gathered to march in the
Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade as the theme of this
year's parade was 'Las Tres Culturas' honoring the
Taino, African and Spanish bloodlines.  There were
three times as many Taino marchers this year as last
year.  Many people are beginning to recognize and
honor their indigenous blood which they had to hide for
so long.  We had people from many different Taino
organizations as well as recording artist and poet, La
Bruja join us for the march.   

I had my guamo (seashell trumpet) with me.  The
Taino have always used this for communication and or
announcements.  Many of us were gathered at the
designated spot, but I thought I would blow my guamo
so that other Taino people who were looking for us
would hear and know where to find us.  

There was this one handsome Dominican man on the
sidelines who came to march  with the Taino people for
the first time.  This man was intrigued by the guamo.  I
think his ancestral blood was boiling.  He asked me if
he could try and I showed him how to hold it and how to
blow it.  You can see the look of pride on his face!  He
sounded the guamo like a true Taino warrior!   

This is what I love to see, the Spirit of the Ancestors
were with us.  They were helping this man to awaken to
who he truly is.  That is the fulfilment of the Ancestral
Prophecy!  

We are going to march in the parade again next year.  If
you are Taino we want you to join us.  Say it loud and
say it proud!   "Guakia Taino, Guakia Yaboa!  We are
Taino, we are still here!"
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Taino
Prophecy

by Evelyn Dye-Garcia
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First of all, let me say that your interest in the Taino people warms my heart. Many people will tell you they thought or were taught that the Taino were extinct, but that is not true. If you are reading this is because you are searching to know more about your roots.


The Taino have a prophecy told long ago by the Ancient Ones that said that the Taino would return in 500 years. Here it is, 500+ years after conquest and there is more interest in Taino revival now than ever before. Is it a coincidence that so many people are seeking information and want to learn more about their roots? No, it is not... It is the prophecy coming true.


Historical fact is that the Taino were in the Caribbean long before the Spanish came and conquered the land and the people. The Spanish claimed the land by force and settled there, they enslaved the Taino and when the Taino population dwindled dangerously the Spanish began importing slaves from the African continent to do the work in the gold mines and on the plantations.


There are many names to define the mixtures of bloodlines in people from the Caribbean i.e., mestizo, mulatto or trigueno. Few people are pure anything. But the Taino bloodline has continued and still exists to this day.

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