José Barreiro is scholar emeritus on History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian. He led the documentation of the oral histories and traditions of eastern Cuba´s Native communities and ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) The Massachusetts State Senate is the first state senate in the United States to acknowledge the culture and heritage of ...

Members of Puerto Rico's Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-cu a Boriken presented a dance ceremony to invite the public to recover the collective spirituality of their Native ancestors. Photo by Teresita ...

British auction house Christie's is placing dozens of Taino artifacts up for bids in Paris on Wednesday. But in a growing campaign online, many who identify with the indigenous people are requesting ...

Although it’s commonly believed that the indigenous Taíno were extirpated after Spanish conquest in 1511, their bloodlines, identity and customs were never completely extinguished. A commonly repeated ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Priscilla Colón speaks to an audience about the Taíno language and culture ...

A petition urging the artifacts to be repatriated to the Dominican Republic garnered over 41,000 signatures. Sanakori Ramos, the behique or medicine man for the AraYeke Yukayek tribe led a small group ...

The auction house says none of the objects to be sold in Paris on Wednesday are from illicit sources. But to those with roots in the Indigenous Caribbean culture, no price can be put on its history.