¡Taíno Vive! Caribbean Indigenous Resistance: Taíno History, Identity, Culture At Yale Peabody Dec. 13

NEW HAVEN, CT — Experience the history, identity, and culture of the Taínos, the Indigenous peoples of the northern Caribbean islands, in new bilingual exhibition at the Yale Peabody Museu: ¡Taíno Vive! The Caribbean Indigenous Resistance.

Experimenta la historia, la identidad y la cultura de los Taínos, los pueblos indígenas de las islas del norte del Caribe, en esta nueva exposición bilingüe.

The exhibition opens Saturday, Dec. 13. Admission is always free.

This bilingual exhibition brings to life the story of a people whom traditional scholarship once labeled “extinct,” disproving that narrative by examining the history of resistance and survival in the Caribbean and the current Taíno movement in the United States.

Taíno culture has roots in Puerto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, and other ancestral homes throughout the Caribbean.

By examining the history of the islands and the impact of Caribbean Indigenous knowledge worldwide, the Peabody hopes to tell the story of the endurance and courage of these peoples.

Visitors will learn about the Caribbean Indigenous survival journey through stories, contemporary crafts, musical instruments, and utilitarian objects. The exhibition explores the rich and enduring cultural legacies of the region, the value and impact of the culture’s knowledge on the world, and the complicated questions around heritage, ancestry, and race that emerge from Taíno identities today.