These canoes were constructed out of trees the Tainos called sayee-baa, generally known as the ceiba or silk cotton elsewhere.
They were skilled craft people and made canoes (hew from huge trees and dug out)
They wanted land and the women.
they were both ugly
it is the ateage thing
The three Taino islands found were Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. The Kalinago islands found were: Barbados, Grenada, St.Kitts, Dominica, Martinique, Nevis, Guadelope. The Taino and the Kalinago tribes were the two tribes commonly known as Arawaks and Caribs that were included in The Ingigenous people of the Caribbean.
the kalinago leader was called the ubutu , he was less powerful than the cacique (taino leader) except in times of war
Christopher Columbus sailed many times but the tribes he encountered was the Taino and the Arawak.
Kalinago Week
The Taino women specialized in agriculture while the men focused on hunting and fishing. The Taino tribes paid tribute to the chief. This tribe of people lived in settlements and made canoes, fishing nets, and ropes. The Taino tribes fought for many years with the Caribs until they were finally pushed to the South America, then names the northeast of the Caribbean. The Tainos practice their own religion and sometimes had multiple spouses.
canoes
wood
the kalinago chief was elected by test of bravery
canoes were made to help the first nations people get around the earth because back then they did'nt have boats like we do