The National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Latino Center presented Taíno: A Symposium in Conversation with the Movement on September 8, 2018 to celebrate the exhibition Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean. Experts representing Indigenous studies, genetic science, anthropology, linguistics, and other academic disciplines examined exhibition themes in dialogue with Taíno/Indigenous Caribbean community leaders and cultural workers.
This session, titled Looking Forward: A Shared Vision for the Taíno Movement, is a conversation with established and emerging women leaders from the Taíno/Indigenous Caribbean movement. This segment features Marilyn Balana’ni Díaz (Guatu Ma-cu A Borikén), Tai Pelli (United Confederation of Taíno Peoples), and Peggy Guatuki Robles-Alvarado answering audience questions.
This symposium was webcast and recorded live in at the National Museum of the American Indian New York, George Gustav Heye Center on September 8, 2018.
