Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated in October and Native American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of November. Last year I wrote a lengthy post on Taíno children’s books to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day but somehow I lost it when I updated my blog. Eeek! I know! Nonetheless, IRead More →

If you’ve been following me for a while you’ve probably read my series  Discovering our Taíno Ancestry.  It is a four part installment series that you can find here:  El Cemí y Dujo: Discovering Our Taíno Ancestry, Do It Yourself Petroglyph: Discovering Our Taino Ancestry, and Story Time with Kiki Kokí: Discovering OurRead More →

This is the second installment of Discovering Our Taíno Ancestry series.   In our first installment, little one learned about his Taíno culture with a sensory “yucayeque” village that we made. Today’s post is all about learning more in detail about the cemíes and dujos that were in his yucayeque.  Luckily I was ableRead More →