kn207: Taínx: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean From the exhibition I had the opp
kn207: Taínx: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean From the exhibition I had the opportunity to attend thanks to my friend Tara for the find!Walking in I didn’t know what to expect or if folks would be welcoming considering how little the subject is talked about. But everyone was very helpful and informative and I was able to meet 2 archaeologists, Pauline Kulstad and Diana. We exchanged info and art relating to Tainx culture, they loved the painting I did of the 4 sisters foretelling colonization and would love to hook me up with more info so I can make more informed Tainx art♥ Also met Jorge Estevez who loved the concept of the painting as well and was in the middle of making some type of hammock from scratch when I saw him! Look him up if you don’t know him he works at the Smithsonian Museum of Native American and specializes in reclaiming of Tainx identity especially among those born in Quiqueya island. This is potentially awesome, I’m going to look into this more, but friendly reminder Taíno is not a Spanish word and does not indicate “masculine” gender like a Spanish word ending in “o” usually would. So there’s no need to change the ending for gender-inclusivity, please. -- source link
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