THE VANISHING TAINO

Building an understanding of aboriginal cultures within the broader population is crucial to aboriginal people's health, social, economic and emotional wellbeing, and the overall unity and pride of our nation.

​The Taino have lost many of their traditions, their language, and their religious beliefs and never received any communal lands when the Mission was dismantled. They shun any kind of Indigenous political militancy, recriminations, or even demand for lands as a right. They do not engage in protests or speak out on issues of social justice. What has developed then is a case of reconciliation without self-determination.