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| Lourdes Kalichi'naru and Rodney Guatu'shina will be sharing aspects of Taino culture at the Gateway to the Nations Pow Wow along with other members of the Kasibahagua Taino Cultural Society |
Brooklyn, NY
(UCTP Taino News) - The United Confederation of Taino People will present its mini-Taino
Museum at the Gateway to the Nations Pow Wow this coming weekend, June 2-3,
2012. The traveling exhibition features
several replicas of original artifacts as well as original craft work.
The UCTP’s mini-Taino
Museum is a not-for-profit educational initiative that has been featured at
Pows and Festivals on the East Coast and as far as India. Members of the
Kasibahagua Taino Cultural Society will be staffing the booth as well as
engaging the public with cultural demonstrations throughout the weekend.
“We are
ready to educate” stated Rodney Guatu’shina Rivera, the group’s managing
director. “This is a great opportunity to reach out to the wider community, and
answer questions people may have about Taino culture of the past and our
culture today. Additional Taino presence at the Pow Wow will include the crafts
booth of Ray “Caracoli” Rivera.
Gateway to Nations Pow Wow is a full contest
Pow Wow attracting over 500 Native American artists, educators, singers,
dancers and performing groups from across the Americas.
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