Study identifies traces of indigenous 'Ta í no' in present-day Caribbean populations

(St John's College, University of Cambridge) A thousand-year-old tooth has provided the first clear genetic evidence that the Ta í no -- the indigenous people whom Columbus first encountered on arriving in the New World -- still have living descendants today, despite erroneous claims in some historical narratives that these people are extinct. The findings are likely to have particular resonance for people in the Caribbean and the US who claim Ta í no ancestry, but have until now been unable to prove definitively that such a thing is possible.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news