SOCIAL
ORGANIZATION
OF
THE
TAINOS
MATCH THE
TERMS WITH
THEIR
CORRECT
MEANING
DEFINITION OF TERMS
TERMS
DEFINITION
1. Caneye
a. The ball game that
was played by the
Tainos.
b. The name of a sauce
made of cassava juice,
salt and pepper.
c. The name of the
thatched roof houses
used by the Tainos.
2. Batos
3. Cassereep
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Caneye: - The name of the thatched
roof houses used by the Tainos.
2. Batos: - The ball game that was
played by the Tainos.
3. Cassareep: - The name of a sauce
made of cassava juice, salt and pepper.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
CANEYE
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
BATOS
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
CASSAREEP
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
 The
Tainos had a village that was well
planned, usually circular in shape with a
ball court or ceremonial plaza. The court
was used to play a ball game called
batos.
 Communal
living was evident among the
Tainos as property, land, food canoes
and tools belonged to everyone.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
 Their
houses were made of thatched
roof. These houses were called caneye.
 The
greatest crime was theft because
the whole tribe shared in the loss. A
thief suffered a horrible death, piereced
on a sharpened stick. A murderer was
banished or executed quickly by
strangling.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
 The
Tainos also had many festivals and
celebrations such as: naming of a baby,
wedding of a cacique and harvest time.
Emphasis was on dancing and singing;
and using drums, reed pipes, and
wooden gongs.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
EXAMPLE
OF
A
GONG
SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF
THE TAINOS
Tainos’ favourite dish was pepper pot
and their favourite food was cassava. They
used cassava to make cassava cakes, juice
and sauce. A sauce called cassereep was
used, which was made of cassava juice, salt
and pepper.
 The
 The
use of clay pots and wooden spoons
was dominant among the Tainos.
PARTS OF THE
TAINO
CULTURE THAT
IS EMBEDDED
IN OUR
SOCIETY:
SOCIAL PRACTICES: TAINOS AND OUR SOCIETY
Just
like the Tainos we still use clay pots
and wooden spoons.
We also still use the canoe.
We have different festivals and
celebrations.
We use the drums for different activities.
We embrace the playing of ball games.
SOCIAL PRACTICES: TAINOS AND OUR SOCIETY
We
also embrace the making of
pepper pot soup, bammy (cassava
cakes).
We still use tobacco.
Finally, we continue to jerk meat such
as chicken, pork and so on.