iukaieke Guainía: Guainía Taíno Tribe
Guainía Taíno Women's Circle
Facilitator: Nitaíno Taí Anaiuisa Pellicier
Indigenous Taíno women continue to face the impacts of colonization, cultural erasure, economic marginalization, environmental instability, and limited access to culturally relevant leadership opportunities. Many traditional teachings related to food cultivation, medicinal plants, ceremonial responsibilities, and women's leadership roles have become fragmented across generations. At the same time, economic challenges and climate-related disruptions increase dependence on external systems for food and community well-being.
There is a critical need to strengthen Indigenous Women's leadership while reconnecting women and girls to ancestral knowledge systems that support self-determination, community resilience, and collective well-being. The Guainía Taíno Women's addresses these issues via online and in-person meetings, and individual mentorship.
The Month's Events
Letters and Statements / Cartas y Declaraciones
Guainía, Lokono, and Kalinago Treaty
A Declaration of Unity between the Guainia Taíno Tribes of the Virgin Islands and Borikén, the Eagle Clan Arawaks, and the Kalinago Nation of Dominica.
Guainía Taíno Joint Citizenship Agreement
An accord between the Guainía Taíno Tribes of the Virgin Islands and Borikén
Iukaieke Guainía would firstly like to congratulate you for bringing together relatives across diverse iukaieke (yucayeque) and other groups. Our community looks forward to these kinds of gatherings and communications between Taíno Peoples.
Primeramente, el Iukaieke Guainía desea felicitarles por unir a nuestras hermanas y hermanos de varios y diversos iukaieke (yucayeque) y otros grupos. Nuestra comunidad mira hacia adelante con entusiasmo a futuras reuniones y comunicaciones entre el Pueblo Taíno.
A few years ago, I requested that the original bill be amended to remove all the things that had nothing to do with the sole recognition of the indigenous Taino. My work and my purpose were solely for the recognition of the indigenous Taino people, who were taught to be extinct.
Roberto "Mukaro Agueibana" Borrero, President, United Confederation of Taino People; Kasike (chief), iukaieke Guainia, presented the following statement on March 20, 2015 to the IITC for inclusion in this submission, addressing the lack of redress 13 or mechanisms for the Taino People located in an insular territory under the jurisdiction of the US.