generoso previously said:



As we have corresponded before, contrary to some anthropologists, that do not value the advancement of the Taino civilization as a culture, and their caciques, based on the poor definition of their artwork, mainly details of nose, ears, and eyes, and set aside their sophisticated efforts and use of psychotropic drugs to raise consciousness, and "converse with the gods", as well as use of astrology.
It has been widely documented the use of "pimienta" (pepper) for warfare, based on placement of the seeds on a bed of coals, 600 years before their generalized use by police departments all over the world.

saru2191 previously said:

I recall reading somewhere that recent tests has shown 40% of the Dominican population having Taino ancestry. I know that a previous and less thorough test had shown it was only 16% which has now been disproven by the results of the more recent tests. So my question is this: Are the most recent tests an accurate representation of the entire Dominican population, similar to the tests done in Brazil and Puerto Rico? Or is this still a vague test in progress?

abc200 previously said:

It would be good if areas of countries such as the DR were reserved for people with a good proportion of indigenous DNA.

Also to limit land purchases to people with 3 or 4 generations of DR ancestry and good DR nationality.

S.

generoso previously said:


Allow me to indulge your answer although I am not an expert in these matters.
The tests of over 1000 random subjects in different regions in DR, where mainly conducted by Puerto Rican professionals, and the DNA testing done by independent laboratories such as 23andme that arrived at the results you mentioned.
So this was an extensive study, although many can argue that a more elaborate study can be made, and there was nothing "vague" about it.
In different regions the percentage of Taino DNA was more profound, such as in remote areas of the cibao.
Some anthropologists and historians (Bernardo Vega) in DR have commented, that the studies sponsored by the Puerto Ricans, may have the ultimate goal of soliciting USA federal funds that are given to native populations.

saru2191 previously said:

There's something that I've been wondering about lately, and I figured this thread would be the best place to get some insight about it since web searching wasn't very helpful. I've noticed that some people say the original name of Hispaniola given by the Tainos was Ayiti (which is what Haiti's name is based off). However, other people (such as us Dominicans) say it was Quisqueya. So was the island given different names by the different Taino tribes inhabiting it? Is one name incorrect? Or is there little concrete information pertaining to Hispaniola's original name?

Lautaro previously said:



The name Ayiti was used originally to refer the area that we call "Los Haitises" nowadays, which is the landstrip separating the Samaná peninsula from the eastern region. The name would be expanded incorrectly to encompass the entire island due to a mistranslation from Bartolomé Las Casas. With that said, I assume that the real name of the island is Quisqueya, and even the Haitians themselves have started to realize the fact, and to reclaim the name accordingly, as with anything and everything pertaining DOMINICAN history. They seem not to realize that their history on this island begins either with the arrival of the cursed buccaneers to the western part of this island in 1629 after being expelled from St. Croix by the Spanish Armada, or after 1710, when African slaves started to be imported by the thousands by the French colonists of the usurped part of our island, if one really wants to get technical about it.