Indigenous People
Migratory Pattern
Indigenous –Originated and living in an area
naturally
Nomads – People who have no permanent
home and move from place to place in search of food water and land
Migrate – to move from one place to
another
From Siberia to the Americas
Indigenous IndiansTaino/ Arawak Carib/ Kalinago
Incas
Indigenous Indians
Mayans
Settlement
Settlement
The Indigenous people/”Nomadic hunters “moved out of East Asia
out of their need for food.
They were following buffalo and deer, when the herds moved the
people moved after them.
Mayan settled in the Yucatan; Belize, Guatemala, Honduras
Movement from Asia
Kalinago and Arawaks/ Taino went to South America and
occupied Brazil, Peru, Bolivia.
They later migrated up into Venezuela ; crossed the Orinoco
River/ Valley.
Taino later settled in the Greater Antilles and Kalinogo the Lesser
Antilles
Movement from Asia
Lifestyle
and Culture
of The
Indigenous
Groups
The
Taino
Choose the correct letter from column (B ) that matches column (A).
A B
___ Taino a. Yucatan___ Inca b. Antilles___ Mayan c. Guatemala___ Aztecs d. Mexico
Class work
SettlementBahamas –
LucayansHispaniolaCubaJamaicaPuerto Rico -
Borinuens
Short to middle height with olive brown complexion
Well shaped and slim except in Hispaniola where they were fat
Good looking but spoil themselves with artificial means
Flat heads
Appearance
Had broad nose and flared nostrils
Black straight coarse hair which they wore long.
Men usually go naked. Married women wore a cloth around their loins
Tainos painted their bodies
Wore nose rings , jewelry and ornament
Appearance
Subsistent Living/Food
Tainos occupation were: Hunting, Farming and
Fishing. The did this on a
subsistent level: enough for
themselves and their family,
nothing for resale.
They ate food from all the
food groups.
The ate several types of fish,
turtle, manatee (sea turtle
Culture
Flatten the foreheads of their new born ;
As a sign of beauty
To withstand blows
Ease in carrying load
Smoked tobaccoPainted their bodies ; paint made from
oil and bark of tree
Slept in hammock
Cultural Practices
Taino food Main staple was cassava, sweet potatoes and maize/ corn
Tainos enjoyed hunted animal and insects like coney, agouti, birds and iguanaFruits include; pineapples, mammee apples, star apples, guava and cahsew
Their main dish was the pepper pot stew
The favourite dish of the
Taino was the pepper pot
stew. A great stew or soup into which went meat, vegetables,
nuts and pepper.
Taino made intoxicating drink from
cassava
Their style of food
preparation include stewing,
baking and roasting
Taino Food
Taino lived near the sea; to view the enemy when they would attack.
Communities were small- nearly a hundredThere were two types of houses The Bohio – for the chiefThe Caneye – for commonersThe Bohio was rectangular while the
caneye circular• House had thatch roof and little furniture –
clay pots, stool, table
Community Layout
The Caneye
Bohio and Hammock
Houses had no window and only one entrance
Roof were thatched in a conical shape and a hole left in the top through which smoke could go.
Outside the house was a provision ground
Taino Houses
Head leader was the Caciue
Government
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