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1. GUYANA CONSUL LETTER TO NATION NEWSPAPER: FIRST SETTLERS

Caribbean/Heritage

The following is a letter to the editor of The Nation Newspaper of� Barbados submitted by Norman Faria, Guyana's Honorary Consul in Barbados. � �

24/02/2010 | 195 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

2. Jamaicans Remember their Ancestors

Caribbean/Heritage

Irish Town, Jamaica (UCTP Taino News) - In May 2007 the first official “Taino Day” was observed in Jamaica, however some Jamaicans would like to see more than a cursory nod given to the nation’s indigenous ancestors. Carol Miller ...

3. Taino Honor Island’s First Hero

Caribbean/Heritage

Ponce, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Local Taino gathered in Ponce, Boriken on November 19, 2009 to pay respect to Kasike (Chief) Agueybana II, a 16th century warrior considered by many to be the island’s first hero to stand against colo...

4. BARBADIAN ''INDIANA JONES' MAKES DISCOVERY OF LIFETIME IN GUYANA REMOTE INTERIOR

Caribbean/Traditional Knowledge

PAKARAIMA MOUNTAINS, GUYANA - Word has leaked out to a select few local, regional and International media sources that Barbados born Damon Gerard Corrie (of paternal Trinidadian and maternal Guyanese Amerindian descent) - well known to Barbadians a...

5. Taíno Celebrate Diversity in the Bronx

Caribbean/Culture

Bronx, NY (UCTP Ta�no News) – Members of the Ta�no community participated in the first annual Cultural Diversity Festival held in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, NY on Sept. 6, 2009. The festival was organized by the Kingsbridge Hei...

6. Memo to the Media: Puerto Rican Is Not a Race

Caribbean/Heritage

Time magazine said it. So did CNN. The New York Times said it, too. �

16/07/2009 | 1403 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

7. Solar power pilot for some Mabaruma communities

Caribbean/Technology

GUYANA - Some areas in the Mabaruma Sub-Region in Region One (Barima/Waini) will be part of a pilot programme that will see the provision of solar electricity.�

29/06/2009 | 668 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

8. Bermuda’s 400th anniversary celebration to honor Native Peoples

Caribbean/Culture

UCTP Taino News – As part of the island of Bermuda’s 400th anniversary celebrations, the St. David’s Island Community will host its fifth Native American Festival on Saturday June 20th and Sunday June 21st, 2009. Previous festiva...

9. Karaira: Tribal Link’s Taíno Grandmother

Caribbean/Heritage

I first met Grandmother Karaira (aka 'Millie') in 2008 during my first year of Tribal Link Foundation’s “Project Access Global Capacity Building Training for Indigenous Peoples” in New York. She is fiercely proud of her Boriken ...

10. WIPO Launches Publication on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

Caribbean/Traditional Knowledge

United Nations (UCTP Taino News) – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the L’auravetl’an Information & Education Network of Indigenous Peoples (LIENIP) have jointly developed a bilingual – English and...

11. New law Threatens Ancient Indigenous Patrimony in Puerto Rico

Caribbean/Heritage

San Juan, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) - The Puerto Rican Senate and House of Representatives are deliberating on the approval of revised Permit Law Projects that opponents state would endanger the Caribbean island’s environmental and archeolo...

12. Walter Roth museum gets Amerindian language dictionaries

Caribbean/Language

Guyana (Stabroek News) - Dictionaries and other materials about several Amerindian languages were on Thursday presented to the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology.

07/04/2009 | 801 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

13. Puerto Rico lacks adequate place to house pre-Columbian artifacts

Caribbean/Heritage

PONCE, Puerto Rico — The chief of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture says the U.S. island does not have an adequate place to house indigenous artifacts. �

07/04/2009 | 798 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

14. Taino Confederation Expands Online Networks

Caribbean/Technology

UCTP Taino News - The United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP) has added Facebook to its internet communications network. In its effort to increase the visibility of Taino and other Caribbean Indigenous Peoples, the Confederation continues to...

15. Self-governing domain name for Indigenous Peoples

Caribbean/Technology

UCTP Taino News - A dynamic campaign, Dot Indigi, is underway to secure a new internet domain-name that would assist Indigenous Peoples around the world by creating an online space that is self-governing, representative and restrictive of Intell...

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TK Bulletin

In the old times, the indigenous peoples used to have their own regulations and systems to run the society. First we will learn from the Bunun tribe.
The traditional picture calendar of Bunun reveals the world of knowledge of its people. The picture calendar records the life of the Bunun in a scientific way. It uses drawings to give instructions for every day life. The calendar also reflects the Bunun's concept of time. Lets see the Bunun traditional calendar.

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