Distinction Disclaimer

This is a lineage-bound practice, not a performance. All threads, protocols, and transmissions arise from Askenish Taíno and allied Arawakan lineages. They cannot be borrowed, reenacted, or symbolically repackaged without rupture. We honor the reclamation of story, but do not consent to aestheticization, erotic archetypes, or trauma spectacle. This is not an open-source lineage. It is remembered breath. Access requires relational time, place-based integrity, and ancestral accountability.

About Rahe-Wanitanama

We are a family-led organization in Dolphin Head Forest Reserve that considers storytelling as a traditional practice from which we develop an inherited localized narrative of Askenish in Dolphin Head Forest Reserve. We provide insights on the original geographies of Dolphin Head Forest Reserve, including border language that describes its modalities and temporal processes. 

Mission Statement 

Our mission centers on advancing our natural resources’ primary narratives based on family legacy that have become a nurturing threshold for shared Taíno history and identity that continue to guide our inherited memory, storied practices and other intangible aspects of the Indigenous Caribbean. 

Vision Statement 

Our vision is to increase awareness and competency of Taíno culture, while managing the emotional legacies of our natural resources through our temporal model. Through temporality, we ensure that the historical significance and contributions of Taíno communities are duly acknowledged and accounted for in larger Indigenous Caribbean narratives.

Value Statement 

Our “village-first” values are reflected in our natural resources, with a particular emphasis on cultural practices and valuations for deepened understanding of our tangible assets in global markets that continue to shape future generations. This have economic implications and aligns with Forestry Department’s vision for GOJ’s Overarching Plan for Protected Areas and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.