Chief Jorge Estevez : Taino History, Culture, and Contemporary Movements

Jorge Estevez (Taino) talks about the first Native Americans who encountered Christopher Columbus, debunks the' Myth of Taino Extinction', and the descendant-led movement of today.

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October 15, 2018
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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Location
Room 001, Rockefeller Center
Sponsored by
Native American Program
Audience
Public
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Bridget Herrera

 Cacike/Chief Estevez will touch on the following topics of discussion:

  • Provide a brief historical context of pre and post-colonial contact in Kiskeya, modern-day Dominican Republic
  • Debunk the myth of 'Taino extinction'
  • Discuss how the notion of extinction affected Caribbean identity 
  • The Taino Movement then and now
  • In the 2010 US Census, approximately 20,000 Puerto Ricans identified as American Indian/Taino 
  • DNA evidence of genetic continuity
  • The new Taino Exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian of NYC
Location
Room 001, Rockefeller Center
Sponsored by
Native American Program
Audience
Public
More information
Bridget Herrera