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)
Christopher Columbus sailed many times but the tribes he encountered was the Taino and the Arawak.
the kalinago leader was called the ubutu , he was less powerful than the cacique (taino leader) except in times of war
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 Kalinagos were less organized socio-economically than the Tainos. They were mainly found in islands in the Lesser Antilles. They were also found in islands where Tainos occupied such as: north-western Trinidad and Puerto Rico. Kalinago villages were open and unprotected.
Kalinago Week
The Arawaks mainly lived in the Greater Antilles and the Caribs lived mainly lived in the Lesser Antilles. By the way the Arawaks were called the Taino and the Caribs were called the Kalinago. HOPE THIS WAS INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL!
they had may similaritiesThe Caribs were much more warlike than the Arawaks. The Caribs focused on making boats and weapons for war while the Arawaks strongest point was agriculture.The cultures of the arawaks/Taíno and caribs/Kalinago were very similar; however they came from two language groups the Arawakan and Cariban.The Kalinago pottery were not as sophisticated in ceramics as the Taino. The cotton technology textiles of the Kalinago were more advanced. They were well known for their woven cloths.The hunting technologies of the kailinagos were more advanced than the Taino. This is not surprising because they were more equipped for living on the frontier as a new migrant culture.The Caribs and Arawaks shared the tradition of the practice of conuco agriculture.
the kalinago chief was elected by test of bravery
Shenandoah Canoes were made by Shenandoah Canoe Company in Luray Virginia, part of Shenandoah River Outfitters.
Kalinago is the formal name or better yet the name the Caribs themselves would prefer to be known as. Carib was the name given to them by the Europeans and as such had little or no meaning to them.Many have suggested that Taino is the formal name of the Arawaks.
Birch Bark.
they had may similaritiesThe Caribs were much more warlike than the Arawaks. The Caribs focused on making boats and weapons for war while the Arawaks strongest point was agriculture.The cultures of the arawaks/Taíno and caribs/Kalinago were very similar; however they came from two language groups the Arawakan and Cariban.The Kalinago pottery were not as sophisticated in ceramics as the Taino. The cotton technology textiles of the Kalinago were more advanced. They were well known for their woven cloths.The hunting technologies of the kailinagos were more advanced than the Taino. This is not surprising because they were more equipped for living on the frontier as a new migrant culture.The Caribs and Arawaks shared the tradition of the practice of conuco agriculture.