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Long before Jamaica’s transition to independence, before the British’s claimed their land, before the importation of African slave labor after the Spanish invaded their territory, before the resistance and uprising of the maroons, and before colonialism, the island was inhabited for hundreds of years by the indigenous Taino people.

Sources + Video footage attributed to:
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iAn~ Okama (Traditional Taino Calling Song) – RvernNation.com

Taino Calling Song~ (Okama is a Taino word meaning ‘listen’ or ‘hear’. )
• Taino Calling Song

Tainos Lost People – drums and sound
• The Tainos: A Lost People

(Various sources)
Jamaican Information Services
Britannica
Florida Museum

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