UCTP General Information
THE UNITED CONFEDERATION OF TAÍNO PEOPLE (UCTP) is an international coalition of Caribbean Indigenous Peoples dedicated to the promotion, and protection of the cultural heritage and spiritual traditions of their aboriginal ancestors for their present and future generations. With the historic establishment of the UCTP, the descendants of the first "American Indians" to encounter Columbus in 1492 now have a forum to present a unified voice to address the many issues concerning contemporary Indigenous Peoples throughout the Caribbean and the Diaspora.
UCTP advocacy and policy development issues include, but are not limited to the affirmation and promotion of Caribbean Indigenous Culture; the correction of historical misconceptions of Caribbean Indigenous Peoples; the protection of the Caribbean environment, natural resources (and wildlife); and the preservation, maintenance and management of Indigenous Caribbean sacred sites and the repatriation of their cultural artifacts as well as the internment of their ancestral remains now in the hands of museums and private collections worldwide.
As part of the ongoing educational initiatives of the UCTP, and to promote a better understanding between Caribbean Indigenous Peoples and other communities, the Confederation publishes a quarterly news journal entitled La Voz del Pueblo Taino - The Voice of the Taino People. This publication highlights events, actions, pre and post-Columbian history as well as other resource information concerning Caribbean and other Indigenous Communities.
The UCTP has been represented in various international, national, and local forums and currently has regional representatives in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the United States, Trinidad, Barbados, St. Lucia and honorary membership in Cuba. The UCTP will continue its outreach, support and affiliation programs with other Caribbean Indigenous Communities throughout the region. In an effort to gather statistical information documenting the survival the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean, UCTP has also established a regional population census registry.
For more information or to contact the UCTP regional representatives, please visit http://www.uctp.org and click on the headings. To subscribe to the UCTP online news list visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Taino_news .
If you would like to receive a hard copy edition of The Voice of the Taino People - La Voz del Pueblo Taino or to support the various programs of the United Confederation of Taíno People, please send your written request to:
UCTP - U.S. Regional Coordinating Office
PO Box 4515, New York, NY 10163
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