The Taino were an indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean and Florida. They were among the first groups to interact with Christopher Columbus upon his arrival in the New World.
Think about being one of the first people at school to meet a new student from another country. You have no idea what they're going to be like or how they'll change your school environment - just like how the Taino didn't know what would happen when Columbus arrived.
Indigenous Peoples: Groups protected in international or national legislation as having a set status due to their historical ties with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories.
Christopher Columbus: An Italian explorer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, opening up widespread European exploration and initiating lasting contact between Europe and Americas.
Colonization/Colonialism: The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
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