UCTP Taino News "Did You Know" Files

An extension of the United Confederation of Taino People’s premier online news service the "Voice of the Taino People Online", this educational initiative is dedicated to increasing the visibility of Indigenous Peoples from throughout the Caribbean region and the Diaspora in the Spirit of Our Ancestors. Copyright for the entries included in "The UCTP Did You Know Files" is retained by the United Confederation of Taino People. Copyright © 2007-2023, All Rights Reserved.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The West Indian Boa: MAHA

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Did You Know: West Indian boas (Epicrates) snakes that are found throughout the Caribbean islands. In the Major Antilles, some species are ...
Saturday, March 07, 2009

The Antillean Nighthawk

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Did You Know : The Antillean Nighthawk (Chordeiles gundlachii), also known as the Cuban Nightjar...
Sunday, February 08, 2009

Guanaro

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Did You Know : The Zenaida Dove (Zenaida aurita) is a member of the bird family Columbidae , which includes doves and pigeons. It is the na...
Sunday, January 04, 2009

Guareao

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Did You Know: The Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is a large bird that makes its home from Florida to Mexico and on through parts of South Ameri...
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Taino Weaving

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Did You Know - Weaving techniques for making haba (baskets), makuto (pack sacks), and hamaka (hammocks) formed an important part of anc...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Hammock

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Did You Know - The word “hammock” was derived from the Taino word hamaka . In 1535, European chronicler Gonzalo Oviedo noted that the ha...
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