Image of white Cemi, Opiel Guabiron, carved in shell with skull like shape with fangs and patterns against a black background. It was carved pre-contact from the Indigenous Caribbean peoples.

There’s widespread misinformation & infantilism of Taino culture among some Taino descendants. Wearing face paint doesn’t “make” someone Taino. True reconnection requires listening & commitment to decolonizing in community.

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