The Taíno people are medium height, with a bronze skin tone, and long straight black hair. Facial features were high cheekbones and dark brown eyes. The majority of them didn't use clothing except for married women who would wear a "short apron" called nagua. The Taino Indians painted their bodies.
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The Taíno were the first New World peoples to engage with Christopher Columbus. ... Those claiming Taíno ancestry also have Spanish ancestry, African ancestry, and often, both. The Spanish conquered various Taíno chiefdoms during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century.
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The Taíno people lived in an area that was overflowing with resources, and so they traded constantly with each other. They also interacted with trade routes from the mainland, sending Caribbean products into Mexico and receiving Maya and even Aztec products in return.
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The Taínos were farmers and fishers, and practiced intensive root crop cultivation in conucos, or small raised plots.