Visualizing my Truthful Personal Identity… I am a Taíno Native American man. Islander by nature, born in a Caribbean island of Borikén, also known as Puerto Rico, which means “Rich Port”, name given to the island by traders and maritime users who navigate to Borikén in order to trade their goods for gold. Borikén was an island in which gold was in abundance before the Spaniard Colonists arrived to their shorelines in November 19, 1493. Its real, correct and historical name, “Borikén”, was given to the island by its original indigenous inhabitants, the Taíno People, which means “Warrior of the Valiant and Noble Lord”. The word Taíno means, Valiant and Noble People. Location Borikén is located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Borikén comprises an archipelago that includes the main island and a number of smaller islands, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Borikén is the smallest by land area of the Greater Antilles. It ranks third in population among that group of four islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Jamaica. Today, Borikén is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Stating the Facts It has been said that we, the Taino People became extinct shortly after Christopher Columbus arrived at Borikén, due to his evil plan to exterminate the Taíno People in order to claim the land (steal by force), and its natural resources. Columbus betrayed the Taíno People in more than one way. He was received with open arms by the Taíno Indigenous People of Borikén. Food, water, shelter and presents were given to him and his people as a welcoming token of appreciation for his visit. However, the biggest and dirtiest act of betrayal toward the Taíno People by Columbus was breaking the trust given to him by the Indigenous People of Borikén. Columbus noticed the humbleness, giving and welcoming heart of the Taínos, and decided to take the land by force, starting the biggest holocaust Taínos had ever seen in their territory. Borikén was a land of peace, and its People were self dependent, peaceful people with an established government of local collaboration among each other. Columbus began torturing the Taínos, burning them alive, making them work from “can’t see in the morning, - until - can’t see at night”. Beating them as they work for more production of gold. Those who could not work more because their bodies could not take the pain and abuse anymore, Columbus and his people would cut off their arms and other extremities of the Taínos and let them die, bleeding to death. Taíno females were so brutally raped and beat, that lots of them were killing their children, (arriving to the conclusion that it was better for their children to die by the hands of their Mother, than to allow their children to experience the brutal rape and torture of the Spaniards), and then would commit suicide. Taíno babies were being cut into pieces to feed the Spaniards’ animals. Many Taínos began fleeing their towns, hiding in the high mountains of Borikén. Many of them navigated in their “canoas” (canoes) to the smaller island in the vicinity of the Borikén in order to survive the Spaniard holocaust. The reality is that the great majority of the Taíno population was killed; however several thousand Taínos survived the holocaust, and began integrating among the Spaniards and the African slaves who were brought to the island in order to serve the Conquistadores. Those who survived continued their lives, some as the integrated community, and others as non-integrated communities. Christopher Columbus and the Spaniards destroyed the virgin hearts and trust of the Taínos People forever. Tainos Today The typical false theory today that Taínos were extinct, and many other Native Americans Tribes for that matter, continues to be “The Great Lie” that our Colonial Government continues to adopt in order to justify the Status Quo. Trust and Treaties were broken; murders and holocausts took place from the Taíno Caribbean islands to, the Lakota Black Hills of South Dakota, but our Indigenous People are still here. Although many of our Ancestors were murdered; however, our Indigenous People re-flourished once again, developing new generations of Taínos and Native Americans of all tribes all across United States and the world. Although Spaniards and Colonials were a strong force during a period of history, it is completely impossible for a small group of them wipe out complete tribes and indigenous structures. Absolutely Impossible!!! The history books which were written by Colonialists have been for many centuries, the only form of historical background for which centuries later continues to rule, becoming “the truth” for the world. But we, the Taíno People know The Only Truth, and that Truth is, that we are still here, knowing today more than ever that we were not extinct, and that the emotional indigenous feelings our People has been feeling for years, is because we carry in our blood, the Taíno Blood of our Ancestors. That through us, they’re still alive, and speak loudly. Although many of our Taíno People don’t know their true history, indigenous language and culture, (due to the strong colonialism in Borikén), thousands of people know the truth of Taíno survival and continue carrying the Taíno Indigenous culture alive. Today, we have Casiques (Chiefs) such as Roberto Mukaro Agüeybaná Borrero from the United Confederation of Taíno People, performing great work and striving for excellence in order to bring forth the agenda of the Taíno Indigenous People. Just as him, many others, telling the truth with great discipline, great science based research. I am a Taíno Indigenous Man - Native American at heart. Period.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:32:36 +0000
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