image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
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image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
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Liga Guakia Taina ke (Our
Taino Land League, Inc.) is writing to request that our flag be placed on your
website. Our mission is creation of the Naguake Community east-central Boriken
(Puerto Rico). The community consists of 3,000 acres of land running from the
base of Punta Yegua in the east to the Sierra of Cayey in the west. This land
once held a thriving, sustainable indigenous population and as such is rich in
historical resources including numerous significant archaeological and cultural
sites. We are currently requesting the State-Federal governments to set aside
and designate our region as an EcoAgroCultural Reserve for the purpose of
protecting our ecological, agricultural and cultural resources.
Please visit our web site to learn
about us and our community.
Carlalynne Yarey Melendez, 18 July 2012
Naguake-Boriken is the first Indigenous Organization dedicated to the preservation, protection and management of the natural and cultural heritage of eastern and east central Boriken (Puerto Rico). Since its incipient stages, our organization has been involved in community improvement based on Taino indigenous traditions, customs, values and knowledge. Our school-community programs are reconstructing our culture, ancestral language, and indigenous identity. We are currently implementing community-school improvement programs that include: community preparedness, food security, co-management of our lands, water and forest resources, among others. Our organization has concentrated its efforts in community empowerment and the creation of sustainable and self managed communities.
I present you the flags of this Indigenous Community as they changed through the
years.
Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
The first flag had a white middle stripe.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
It changed
into a blue middle stripe in 2012.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In 2013 the lettering disappeared.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
images by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In 2014 the petroglyph disappeared and two versions with or without lettering
were made.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In December 2014 the sun was added to the flag design.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In 2015 flags with a wider blue stripe were made.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
images by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In December 2015 and in 2016 flags called "Tres Raices" or Three Races (Indians, Whites and Blacks)
appeared with
an additional symbol.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In 2018 a flag without the Three
Races symbol appeared.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
image by Valentin Poposki,
20 February 2020
In 2019 another flag appeared that I
can't identify. It is used together with the previous 2018 one.
Valentin Poposki, 20 February 2020
