Taino to participate at Gateway to the Nations Pow Wow

Lourdes Kalichi'naru and Rodney Guatu'shina will be sharing aspects of Taino culture at the Gateway to the Nations Pow Wow along with other members of the Kasibahagua Taino Cultural Society 

Brooklyn, NY (UCTP Taino News) - The United Confederation of Taino People will present its mini-Taino Museum at the Gateway to the Nations Pow Wow this coming weekend, June 2-3, 2012.  The traveling exhibition features several replicas of original artifacts as well as original craft work. 

The UCTP’s mini-Taino Museum is a not-for-profit educational initiative that has been featured at Pows and Festivals on the East Coast and as far as India. Members of the Kasibahagua Taino Cultural Society will be staffing the booth as well as engaging the public with cultural demonstrations throughout the weekend. 

“We are ready to educate” stated Rodney Guatu’shina Rivera, the group’s managing director. “This is a great opportunity to reach out to the wider community, and answer questions people may have about Taino culture of the past and our culture today. Additional Taino presence at the Pow Wow will include the crafts booth of Ray “Caracoli” Rivera. 

Gateway to Nations Pow Wow is a full contest Pow Wow attracting over 500 Native American artists, educators, singers, dancers and performing groups from across the Americas. 

UCTPTN 05.30.2012

Gateway to Nations PowWow June 4-6, 2010 Brooklyn, NY

Taino Take Action to Support Head-Start Program

New York (UCTP Taino News) – Taino artists Reina Miranda and Aguilar Marrero of TAINO SPIRIT were among a group of esteemed supporters of the “Pa’l Pueblo” charity drive for the United Head-Start program of Bushwick, New York on December 14, 2007.

A call for support of the program was announced on a recent RADIO CAPICU program aired in New York. Supporters were urged to sponsor a special event for the charity drive, which took place at the Notice Lounge in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the spirit of their ancestors, Miranda and Marrero, co-owners of Taino Spirit (http://www.cafepress.com/aguilar), contacted the radio show to pledge their support as official-sponsors as well as confirm their appearance to donate for raffle 4 hand-painted jackets and other “surprises”.

To the delight of the event organizers, Taino Spirit had also organized the participation and toy donations of a local PATHMARK supermarket, the New York Pod Café, Despierta Boricua, and the United Confederation of Taino People’s Office of International Relations. On behalf of these entities, three large bags of toys as well as financial donations were presented to this charity event that also featured cutting-edge poetry, comedy, and music presentations.

The gifts will be distributed to the children on December 19.

Photo (From left to right): Raul Kahayarix Rios, Joanne Ramirez, George "Urban Jibaro" Torres, Aguilar Marrero, Reina Miranda, Margarita Cheng, Papo Swiggity, and Jessica Arocho.

UCTPTN 12.19.2007