To the editor:

To the editor:

In the Spirit of Our Taino Ancestors I am writing you to address a statement that Mr. Doug George Kanentiio wrote in the article “Mohawk Perspective on Haiti” and the statement that what was left of the Taino people was a “weak DNA trail.”

We the Taino People are the children of an ancestral prophecy. We heard the call of our ancestors in our visions; in the wind; in the mist of our mountains; in the sounds of conch shells that were felt in our veins.

It is obvious that he is not aware of the highly percentage of Taino DNA in our islands and families. Our traditions of indigenous practices have survived all kinds of attempts to erase who we are.

These types of statements written by Mr. Doug George Kanentiio only emphasize the lack of knowledge that still exist out there about our people.

I am surprise as I have heard that he was a friend and I am sure that he also shared in the sacred smoke the spirit of our people.

I hope that Mr. Doug George Kanentiio finds in him a way to apologize to our Taino community for such an inaccurate statement.

With respect to our Native ways,

Maweiaru

Ku Karey Spiritual Circle

Yamocuno Tanama Yucayeke Taino