Exploring the Taino: Genocide, Continuation with Dr. Wilfredo Nieves

The Indigenous People (Tainos) of Puerto Rico (Borikén)-The European Encounter and Today

The Tainos welcomed the Europeans and met disappointment, exploitation and loss.  The experience of the encounter and the Taino experience today will be discussed.

$10.00 – Adult: includes admission to Nowashe Village
$5.00 – Student: Ages 6+, college students with ID, includes admission to Nowashe Village

About the Presenter

Dr. Wilfredo Nieves, President Emeritus of Capital Community College, retired after 18 years of service as a community college president in Connecticut, eight of them at Capital.  Dr. Nieves came to Capital in July 2010 after serving as President of Middlesex Community College in Middletown.  He also served as Interim President of Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury.

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