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Taino

Arawak Indian people of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. They also inhabited Puerto Rico and the eastern tip of Cuba. Traditionally they grew cassava and corn (maize), hunted birds and small animals, and fished. They were skillful at working stone and wood. Their society consisted of three tiers—nobles, commoners, and slaves—and they were ruled by hereditary chiefs and subchiefs; religious beliefs centred on a hierarchy of nature spirits and ancestors. Their population was decimated during the Spanish conquest. The Taino population slowly increased during the succeeding centuries.


taino [′tī·nō]
(meteorology)
A tropical cyclone (hurricane) in parts of the Greater Antilles.


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The word Batey comes from the indigenous Tainos, original inhabitants of the region who were forced into slavery during Spanish colonization.
The indigenous population were first interrupted hundreds of years before, though little is known about their culture; it has been lost amid years of territorial wars Circa 600 AD, a little known culture known as the Tainos claimed the island, and it underwent much change in the subsequent centuries The indigenous population were first interrupted hundreds of years before, though little is known about their culture; it has been lost amid years of territorial wars.
He shifts in his sleep, his movements crushing Teeming colonies of black, red, and brown ants; Caribs, Arawaks, Tainos, Ciboneyes.
 
 
 
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