USVI Taino Chief Seeks Members

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USVI Taino Chief Seeks Members

Last June, with little fanfare, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. signed a proclamation recognizing the Guainía Taino Tribe of the Virgin Islands.

The official recognition was the culmination of a nearly ten-year campaign on the part of Maekiaphan Phillips, the tribe’s “kasike” ¬– or chief.

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