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Taino Indians Still Thrive in Cuba

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« Reply #60 on: February 29, 2008, 06:04:50 pm »









Mixed with other races



Whether that is an Indian tradition isn't clear.

The Tainos over the years have intermingled with blacks, whites and people of mixed race.
Few Indians of 100 percent Taino blood are thought to remain. But experts say indigenous
roots likely abound on the island, especially if one considers studies undertaken in Puerto
Rico.

There, scientists asked 56 people with Taino features to volunteer for a DNA test, and a full
70 percent had Indian DNA.

No such studies have been carried out in Cuba, but scholars say the results would probably
be similar.

Even so, many Taino descendants are hard to tell apart from the guajiros, or country folk, who
inhabit Cuba's farmland. And some pay little attention to heritage, which hurts efforts to pre-
serve the culture, Mr. Orduņez said.

"We're losing much of that history," he said.

Ultimately, some say, what might help save Taino culture is tourism, Cuba's leading industry.
That's because tourism promoters are eager for new attractions.

The museum exhibit in Baracoa, Cuba's first capital, is an example of that. It is in a natural
cave on a hillside overlooking town. It features Taino bones, pottery and other finds.

"This is part of Cuba's history," museum guide Leicer Gallardo said. "It's very special."
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