Resources: Tainos

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Bartolome de las Casas: Champion of Indian Rights

A brief biography of a very important person in the history of the Americas. He came to the Americas as a slave owning priest, but once in the Caribbean realized the horrors that the Spanish colonialists were inflicting on the native Taino populations. Th

Type: Book: Non-Fiction • Grade Level: 4 - 12
Categories: Globalization  Imperialism/peace  Native Americans  Racism  White privilege 
Keywords: Columbus  Tainos 

Encounter

Columbus's "discovery" of America is told through the eyes of a Taíno boy. The story shows a clear clash of cultures and helps students understand that events in history should be viewed from a variety of perspectives.

Type: Book: Picture • Grade Level: K - 6
Categories: Native Americans  US History 
Keywords: Christopher Columbus  Tainos 

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