Taino culture

Taino culture refers to the indigenous people of the Caribbean, primarily found in present-day Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, before European contact. They were skilled farmers, cultivating crops like cassava and maize, and engaged in fishing and hunting. Tainos had a rich spiritual life, with a belief system centered around nature and ancestral spirits. Socially, they organized into chiefdoms, led by caciques (chiefs). Their art and craftsmanship included pottery, wood carvings, and petroglyphs. Tragically, Taino society faced significant decline due to colonization and diseases after the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century.