Elders & Guardians of Ancestral Wisdom

Rafael Garcia Bidó

Nación Arawako Karibe-Ayiti

Rafael García Bidó is an electrical engineer by training and author of several seminal books: “Voces de bohío, vocabulario de la cultura taína,” “Comunicación interdimensional en la Isla de Ayití,”
“Petroglifos Taínos,” “Ciguayos, un Pueblo Olvidado.” His books
explore the spiritual depth of images in Caribbean petroglyphs.
He is also a poet, essayist, and university professor. Garcia Bidó is recognized as an investigator of Taíno culture, weaving together engineering, literature, and indigenous heritage studies.

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WAIBÁ

Let’s continue the ancestral legacy and heritage for a stronger and more unified Caribbean. This gathering is an invitation to remember, to heal, and to return to ancestral lifeways in community.