The Lucayan branch of the Taíno were the first New World people encountered by Christopher Columbus, in the Bahama Archipelago on October 12, 1492. The Taíno historically spoke an …

Sep 6, 2025 · Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Columbus’s exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

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 …

Fray Pané was appointed by Columbus to record the Taino customs. Living amongst the Taíno, Fray Pané learning their language, religion and worship of the zemi gods as well as Taino …

Oct 5, 2023 · 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 …

Jul 24, 2025 · “Taíno” means “the men of good.” Nevertheless, it seems the name was adopted by some Spanish colonizers. Later historians asserted that “Arawak” or “Island Arawak” would …

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 …

Dec 7, 2018 · The Taínos were farmers and fishers, and practiced intensive root crop cultivation in conucos, or small raised plots. Manioc was the principal crop, but potatoes, beans, peanuts, …

The Taíno people were the descendants of the Arawak people who arrived in the Caribbean approximately 4000 years before the conquest, [6] and they lived in the Bahamas, the Greater …

At T.A.I.N.O., we are a humanitarian organization dedicated to preserving, empowering, and recognizing the Arawak Taino Indigenous People in the United States.