We used to talk about sovereignty, but now it's all about sustainability. The difference is that now it's not just about getting recognition and rights to be a Nation, it is about protecting the Earth and her resources and being able to be independent in food production.
Here is a great website about Taino protection of the Earth.
COMPILED & REVIEWED BY CLAUDIA A. FOX TREE, M.Ed (Arawak). Here are resources I recommend in courses I teach about Native Americans - like book lists, websites, video clips, music/songs, curriculum ideas, and other thoughts thrown in for explanation… Mostly, this blog is a place to present truths and perspectives about the Indigenous People of the Western Hemisphere (with particular focus on the Caribbean) not easily found in other places.
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