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| Dr. Juan Martínez Cruzado, Roberto Mukaro Borrero (Taino), Dr. Juan Manuel Delgado Colon, and Dr. Osvaldo García Goyco in Washington D.C. |
Washington DC (UCTP Taino News) - The second workshop focusing on Taíno
and Caribbean Indigenous “consciousness” opened today at the Smithsonian’s
National Museum on the American Indian in Washington DC. Well-respected scholars
and activists from diverse disciplines around the Caribbean and Diaspora will
meet though the week to further discuss various Taíno and Caribbean indigenous themes
as well as plans for a proposed exhibition in 2016.
Participants include Dr.
Joseph Palacio (University of the West Indies), Dr. Juan Martínez Cruzado (University
of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez), Dr. Rachel Beauvoir-Dominique (Independent Scholar,
Haiti), Lesley-Gail Atkinson (Jamaica National Heritage Trust), Alejandro
Hartmann (Museo Matachín de Baracoa), Dr. José Barreiro (National Museum of the
American Indian), Dr. Lynne Guitar (Independent Scholar, Dominican Republic), Dr. Juan Manuel Delgado Colon (Centro
de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe), Jorge
Estevez (National Museum of the American Indian), Ariel Boinayel Mota
(Filmmaker, Dominican Republic), Clennis Tavarez Maria (Museo del Hombre
Dominicano), Dr. Jose Antonio Garcia Molina (Independent Scholar, Cuba), Alejandro
Hartmann Matos (Museo de Matachin, Cuba), Dr. Osvaldo García Goyco (Jardín
Botánico, Puerto Rico), Alex Zacarias (Filmmaker, Puerto
Rico), and Roberto Mukaro Borrero (United Confederation of Taíno People).
The program is a collaboration
between the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Museum of
Natural History, and the Smithsonian Latino Center, and will culminate on
Friday, July 13 with a free public symposium from 2-5pm.
UCTPTN 07.09.2010
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