The Indigenous Peoples

The Indigenous Peoples-Lesson 1

by Mahaila Edwards-Horsham

​At the end of the lesson students should be able to

​1. List the early indigenous people who settled in the Caribbean

​2. Identify the region that was settled by each group

​3. Describe the political organisations of the Indigenous peoples.

​The Tainos

• ​The Tainos (Arawaks) were found living in the Greater Antilles.

• ​They are believed to have come from the northern banks of the Orinoco River in Venezuela.

• ​The tainos were located in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola

• ​Some Tainos also lived in Trinidad

Fill in the Blanks

Name two islands where the Tainos people lived.

​Let's look at this video

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Multiple Choice

After looking at the you tube video, what was the name of the Tainos Chief?

• Cacique

• Ubutu

• halach Uinic

• Chief Hatuey

Multiple Choice

Where did the Tainos people move from ?

• Asia

• Orinico River

• Central America

• Trinidad

​Kalinagos ( Caribs)

• ​The Kalinagos inhabited the Lesser Antilles

• ​This included the islands of St Kitts/Nevis, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, Monserrat, Dominica

• ​It is from their name that the word the Caribbean is derived

• ​The Kalinagos also lived in Trinidad

Fill in the Blanks

Name TWO islands that the kalinagos inhabited.

Fill in the Blanks

Name ONE island that both the Kalinagos and Tainos lived.

​Let us look at this video

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​Tainos- Political System

• ​The Tainos Chief was called the Cacique

• ​The Cacique were generally aged men who were considered to be wise.

• ​The Cacique acquired their powers through a hereditary system ( passed on from father to son, if their was no son, then the eldest son of the cacique's sister.

• ​They ruled over the village and controlled the population.

​Kalinagos - Political System

• ​The Kalinago Chief was called the Ouboutou

• ​He was chosen for his prowess ( bravery), he had to endure pain and display fighting skills and expertise.

• ​It was not passed down from father to son, he had to be elected

• ​The chief's main duty was to organize the people in his community for hunting, fishing and war

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the Kalinago Chief?

• Cacique

• Ouboutou

• Chief Hateuy

• Halach Uinic

Draw

Name TWO things you learnt today

​We have come to the end of the lesson

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