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Aji = n : Hot Pepper. The meaning of these symbols have puzzled the minds of one and all. 10. In this live-action puppet film, a grandmother talks with her granddaughter about their Taino heritage in post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico. Confirming this, some accounts of Spanish colonizers go as far as saying that the Tano did not want to do anything except play batey and hold areytos. by cuba50. They put a lot of time and resources into building them, which suggests they were important to the community. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. full Version will Soon be online for your pleasure, Thank you, The Taino Indians were an ancient civilization originating from what is now Puerto Rico. Shamans were witch doctors. These changes also have other implications. Tano is an extinct Arawakan language that was spoken by the Tano people of the Caribbean.At the time of Spanish contact, it was the most common language throughout the Caribbean.Classic Tano (Tano proper) was the native language of the Tano tribes living in the northern Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and most of Hispaniola, and expanding into Cuba. This is a project of the This study concluded that this inter-island network was stronger in the pre-Tano and Tano cultures than in the Archaic culture. Changing Narratives: The Tano after Spanish Colonization. The region takes its name from the indigenous people called in EnglishCarib, from Spanishcaribe, which comes from a word in the Arawakan language group (probably Taino) meaning human being. These were intoxicating inhalers that were used in spiritual ceremonies that induced hallucination and helped connect to god or spirits. Most people, including locals, will answer with "the Tanos". Caribs (or Island Caribs): Main cultural group in the Caribbeans Lesser Antilles during the 1400-1500 CE, migrating from South America. He is a self-taught artist and uses the vejigante as a relatable cultural icon. English speakers have been muddling them for centuries. Above, you can see a general timeline of the main migration waves and the main cultural groups in the pre-1492 Caribbean. https://indigenouscaribbean.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/davidcampos.pdf