{"product_id":"the-lucayan-taino-first-people-of-the-bahamas","title":"The Lucayan Taîno: First People of the Bahamas","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Christopher Columbus stepped ashore on the Lucayan island of Guanahan , \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe people greeted him with gifts of parrots and cotton. They gave all they had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColumbus later told Queen Isabella of Spain that these gentle, peaceful islanders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseemed poor in everything but blessed with an abundance of love. Within fifteen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyears, the Spanish conquerors killed or enslaved everyone, depopulating the Lucayan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIslands. The same fate awaited untold millions of indigenous peoples in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaribbean Islands and Central and South America. The Lucayan Ta no: First People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the Bahamas is told from their perspective prior to European contact. It is a story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein words and paintings, told by Sandra Riley and Alton Lowe, about their culture and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econnection to their natural and spiritual worlds. It is a story created by filmmaker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravis Neff in his docudrama Full Circle: a Ta no Story. It is a story told in bronze by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Mastin as a memorial to the Ta no. These works of art will endure as reminders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the goodness and generosity of spirit that Columbus recognized from the moment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe first met the island people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11131720\"\u003eSandra Riley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Parrot House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780984619122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0984619127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS041000\"\u003eCaribbean \u0026amp; West Indies | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS051000\"\u003eExpeditions \u0026amp; Discoveries\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Parrot House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44347273937133,"sku":"9780984619122","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_38e7e0ef-7ace-446b-b0a7-93ef3ee8f05b.jpg?v=1698513564","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-lucayan-taino-first-people-of-the-bahamas","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}