Indigenous Day of Remembrance

Indigenous Day of Remembrance

Sunday, October 11 2009, 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Memorial Service

Host: NYC Indigenous Community and beyond

Sunday, October 11, 2009
1:00pm - 5:00pm

Merchants Gate in Central Park
(across from Columbus Circle- 60st. & Broadway)

Manhattan, NY

*This event is endorsed by;
The United Confederation of Taino People
and
The Bohio Atabei Caribbean Indigenous Women's Circle

Location: Merchants Gate in Central Park (across from Columbus Circle- 60st. & Broadway) Manhattan, NY

Contact: 6464065916 or iukibuel@yahoo. com

From the Offices of the UCTP

Should the US continue to honor Columbus Day?

Takahi (Greetings):

It is my hope that you are all well and in good spirit. I was recently alerted to a website that has a online poll entitled "Should the US continue to honor Columbus Day?"

Currently, the YES column is winning by about a hundred votes. As some of you may be aware, the United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP) has long protested this U.S. federal holiday. With this in mind, and on behalf of the UCTP, I encourage you to take part in this online poll and record your opinion.

You can find the poll at: http://www.helium. com/debates/ 102346-should- the-us-continue- to-honor- columbus- day

I am also providing a link to an article I wrote on this subject in 2007. It deals with this subject from a Taino perspective.

You can find the article at:
http://uctp. blogspot. com/2007/ 10/opinion- columbus- day-celebrates. html

I look forward to your thoughts.

Oma bahari, nabori'daka
(With respect, I am at your service),
Mukaro Agueibana (Roberto Borrero),
President, UCTP-OIRRC

Sacred Maya Calendar 2012 Prophecy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Traditional K'iche Maya spiritual elder, Don Alejandro Perez Oxlaj, from Guatemala visits Pittsburgh, and shares the message of hope and reconciliation that is key to the sacred Maya Calendar 2012 prophecy. RICC shares these teachings with you courtesy of Taino elder Miguel Sobaoko Koromo Sague.

In these videos: Fernando Cardoza of Pittsburgh area's GREENBOUGH organization, Taino elder Miguel Sobaoko Koromo Sague, Don Alejandro Perez Oxlaj~principal K'iche Maya elder of Guatemala, and his translators: his wife, Elizabeth and Grandmother FlorDeMayo of the THIRTEEN INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS.









Footage by Indigenous elder RAINBOW EAGLE of Zanesfield, Ohio in 2007. Final editing Taino elder Miguel Sobaoko Koromo Sague Sept 2009.

Caguana Cerimonial Center Borinken

The recent political happenings in Puerto Rico have resulted in the closure of Taino cultural and ceremonial centers. This message came in today;

Les habla la Abuela Shashira primero reciban todos mis bendiciones. Les quiero invitar a una vigilia que se llevara acabo en frente del Centro Ceremonial de Caguana el 9 de Octubre del 2009 a las 7:30 A.M. debido a los recientes cierres de todos los centros ceremoniales. El Consejo General de Taínos Borincanos le ha propuesto que les permita trabajar en los centros voluntariamente para que asi permanescan abiertos para el turismo y publico general. Si no pueden estar con nostros pedimos que se unan en oracion ese dia. Tambien estaremos en manifestacion el 15 de Octubre a las 7:00 P.M. sobre el paro general que se llevara en Boriken ese dia. Que la Bendición de todos nuestros Ancestros y de todos los abuelos estén con ustedes de parte de la Abuela Shashira. Jan Jan Katú..

Greetings from grandmother Shashira and blessings to all. I want to invite you to a vigil that will take place in front of the Centro Ceremonial de Caguana on October 9, 2009 at 7:30 A.M. Due to the recent closures of all the ceremonial centers. El Consejo General de Taínos Borincanos has requested that they be permitted to voluntarily work the centers in order to keep them open to tourism and to the general public. We will also be meeting on October 15, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. regarding the general strike that will take place in Boriken that day. Blessings from our ancestors and grandfathers to you all and, of course, from Grandmother Shashira. Jan Jan Katu ..