Taino Leadership Flashcards
Who was the taino people rules by?
They were ruled by chief or cacique
Who is the cacique?
The cacique is a civic leader
List the 3 responsibilities of the cacique
They have judicial, political and religious responsibilities.
What are the responsibilities of the cacique?
He would be a judge in tribal disputes, preside over religious ceremonies and allocate which duties belonged to men and women
What does the cacique received?
He receives the best food from hunts, fishing and farmers
What is the name of his ceremonial seat
Duho
What will happen if the cacique became too sick to carry out his duties
He would be strangled to death and he’ll be replaced by his oldest son
What do they do as a mark of respect when the cacique dies?
As a mark of respect he would be buried with his favorite weapons, jewelry and some of his favorite wives
Who helped the cacique?
The cacique was helped by a number of nobles called the nitayanos or nitaino
Who was the nitayanos or nitaino?
They were the oldest and the most experience men in tribe and they would remember agreements made with other groups, vote in village councils
What are the responsibilities of the nitayanos or nitaino?
They were responsible for determining the tribe’s local boundaries, they were expected to know the tribe’s fishing and hunting rights and they would be included in decision making when the cacique considered making a new treaty with another tribe
Some of nitayanos or nitaino were also______________
Some of nitayanos or nitaino were also priests sorcerers
The nitayanos or nitaino who were priests sorcerers, what were their responsibility?
They cared for the clan’s gods, supervised religious rites and trained medicine men
What was the priests was called?
The bohique
What did the bohique do in the tribe?
They trained younger men in bush medicine and religion
