The United Confederation
of Taino People
Declaration of 3 January 1998
On Saturday January 3, 1998. the newly recognized Declaration
of the United Confederation of Taino People was signed and went
into effect this January 4th,1998. This historic Taino peoples Declaration
has been submitted to the United Nations for recognition and publication.
(Contact: Mr. Roberto Mucaro Borrero, Public Relations UCTP,
uctp1493@yahoo.com)
WE THE TAINO PEOPLE, determined to secure the blessings bestowed
upon us by the Creator, with respect for our mother earth, each other, our
elders and ancestors, affirming and safeguarding our Indigenous cultural
heritage and spiritual traditions, and in dedication to our children and
future generations, do hereby acknowledge and accept on this third day of
January, Nineteen hundred and ninety-eight (1998), this declaration with its
articles being established by the people unified and hereby constituting the
United Confederation of Taino People (La Confederacion Unida del
Pueblo Taino):
Article 1
The United Confederation of Taino People, here and after referred to as
the Confederation, endeavors to unite and enlist representatives of Taino
organizations, groups, and societies devoted to protect, defend, and
preserve the Taino cultural heritage and spiritual tradition.
Taino cultural heritage and spiritual tradition includes but is not limited
to the protection and maintenance of our ancestral remains, sacred sites,
artifacts, and religious practices which involve the use of ceremonial
objects such as sacred plants and various feathers indigenous to the
Circum-Caribbean region which shall include: The greater and lesser
Antilles, the Bahamas, Bimini (Florida), the northern coastal area of
South America and the Yucatan Peninsula.
Article 2
The Confederation diligently endeavors to encourage friendships,
foster alliances, and maintain communications and good relationships
among Taino Yucayeques, organizations, groups, and societies, in
particular those divided by international borders.
Article 3
The Confederation will endeavor to promote spiritual, cultural,
educational, economic, and social activities for the development
of contemporary Taino communities and our future generations.
Article 4
The Confederation will encourage and support a central, ethnic
Taino registration mechanism, recognized by each regional
territory, that will strengthen the understanding and cooperation
between all regional territories or jurisdictions and their leadership.
Article 5
Issues of concern to the Taino People requiring a regional concerted
action will be resolved in consultation with the Confederation.
Article 6
The Confederation recognizes and respects the autonomy of each
member organization, group or society promoting and practicing
the principles and values left by our ancestors from time immemorial
and that have been established and accepted by the Confederation.
The Confederation through majority consensus of its membership
will expect accountability of any Taino Yucayeque, organization,
group, society or leaders attempting to create disharmony amongst
Taino people, abuse their leadership positions, engage in false
statements and/or creating the confusion that they represent the
sole leadership of the Taino People (or this Confederation).
Article 7
This declaration shall be transmitted by the Confederation to the
Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
The Confederation shall inform the Secretariat of the United Nations
of all signatory and denounceations received with respect to this
Declaration.
Article 8
The Confederation will promote respect for and full application of the
provisions of this Declaration on the local, national , and international
levels.
This Declaration was adopted by the leadership collective representing
their constituencies who by consensus have agreed in council to respect
and uphold this Declaration to be subject to the provisions of its articles,
proceed with the understanding that violation of the Declaration is an act
against the natural laws of peace among the unified Taino people who
constitute the United Confederation of Taino People.
THE UNITED CONFEDERATION OF TAINO PEOPLE
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