Taino Areyto (Pow Wow)

I attended and was a vendor multiple times for this
Hostos Community College
Taino event.

Press Release:

Hostos Community College and the Wanakan Cultural Center, Inc., of the Taino Nation of the Antilles present The Day of the Taino People

The 14th anniversary and celebration of The Day of the Taino People (El Dia de el Pueblo Taino) honors the Taino Ancestors and Elders this year. Participants
will have the opportunity to meet descendants of the original inhabitants of the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the rest of the Antilles, and from South, Central and North America.

The celebration will include ceremonial dance, music, and songs by Taino Nation drummers, Yukayeque Magei (The Village Drum), and Iron Eagle Drummers and Singers. Thrill to Pasion Boliviana Dance Troop and Danza Mexica Azteca will also perform. Kacike Boriwex and Boricua College Professor José Bojiti Muñoz will give lectures on Taino language and religion.

In addition, there will be special presentations by Jorge Estevez (Kiskeyano) on the American Indian Museum exhibit.

Children are invited to attend arts and craft workshops to create Taino art with beautiful indigenous designs.

Hostos Community College and the Wanakan Cultural Center, Inc.
Taino Nations of the Antilles’ 14th Annual Areyto
Saturday, November 18, 2006 from 12:00 Noon to 6PM.
450 Grand Concourse C-Building Gym on the 3rd floor.