iukaieke Guainía | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands | |
Languages | |
English, Spanish | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Taíno, Kalinago |
The Guainía Taíno Tribe ( Taíno: iukaieke Guainía) are an Indigenous tribe of the Caribbean recognised by the Government of the US Virgin Islands. They are descendants of the broader Taíno people. [1]
The name Guainía comes from the name of the largest Taíno territory on Borikén ( Puerto Rico). It covered the southern coastal area of Puerto Rico and into the interior of the island prior to the arrival of Columbus. The word iukaieke means village. [2]
The leader ( kasike) of the Guainía territory was an important Indigenous leader on the island and a skillful orator in the pre-Columbian era. [2]
As of 2022, the kasike of the tribe is Maekiaphan Phillips. [3]
Guainía was the historic Arawakan language of the Guainía Taíno which extended across the Caribbean islands and into South America. [2]
The tribe was recognized by Governor Albert Bryan of the US Virgin Islands as an "indigenous American Indian Tribe of the Virigin Islands" on 28 June 2021. [4] [5]
In 2022, the tribe was contacted for consultation by the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior on a project involving the exchange of land. [6]
In August 2022, the tribe cooperated with the Virgin Islands Children's Museum to create a replica Taíno bohío (house) in the museum to "bolster cultural survival and educate visitors about ancestral Taíno life." [3]
Tribal affiliation is open to Taíno Tribal Nation Citizens and persons of Arawak and Carib ( Kalinago) ancestry. [2]
The tribe is a member of the United Confederation of Taíno People. [2]
iukaieke Guainía | |
---|---|
Regions with significant populations | |
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands | |
Languages | |
English, Spanish | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Taíno, Kalinago |
The Guainía Taíno Tribe ( Taíno: iukaieke Guainía) are an Indigenous tribe of the Caribbean recognised by the Government of the US Virgin Islands. They are descendants of the broader Taíno people. [1]
The name Guainía comes from the name of the largest Taíno territory on Borikén ( Puerto Rico). It covered the southern coastal area of Puerto Rico and into the interior of the island prior to the arrival of Columbus. The word iukaieke means village. [2]
The leader ( kasike) of the Guainía territory was an important Indigenous leader on the island and a skillful orator in the pre-Columbian era. [2]
As of 2022, the kasike of the tribe is Maekiaphan Phillips. [3]
Guainía was the historic Arawakan language of the Guainía Taíno which extended across the Caribbean islands and into South America. [2]
The tribe was recognized by Governor Albert Bryan of the US Virgin Islands as an "indigenous American Indian Tribe of the Virigin Islands" on 28 June 2021. [4] [5]
In 2022, the tribe was contacted for consultation by the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior on a project involving the exchange of land. [6]
In August 2022, the tribe cooperated with the Virgin Islands Children's Museum to create a replica Taíno bohío (house) in the museum to "bolster cultural survival and educate visitors about ancestral Taíno life." [3]
Tribal affiliation is open to Taíno Tribal Nation Citizens and persons of Arawak and Carib ( Kalinago) ancestry. [2]
The tribe is a member of the United Confederation of Taíno People. [2]