A proud indigenous Puerto Rican and native Taino, Oakland-based artist Smokie Arce moved to the Bay Area 16 years ago, making a name for herself in the local art scene through a lens of activism.

Torres-Figueroa's art is based on her life growing up in Puerto Rico. She described Puerto Rico as a mixture of three cultures: European, Taino -- the people indigenous to the island -- and African.

Puerto Rico, a vibrant cultural gem of the Caribbean, offers far more than just beaches and sunshine. Though not an independent nation, it holds a distinct place in Latin America, blending deep ...

Outside the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park, a Taíno council representing the indigenous Taíno people from Puerto Rico has traveled to the museum to share what ...

Smithsonian magazine reports that 61% of all Puerto Ricans have trace Indigenous Taíno DNA, but historians in the Puerto Rican government claim Indigenous Taíno people have been conquered and ...

Patricia Chali’naru Dones, a Newton resident, works to preserve the culture of Puerto Rico’s native population called the Taíno. Many people are unaware that common English words come from ...

For a little over four decades, Taino Mayor Studios has kept their shop stocked with everything Puerto Rican pride for Nuyoricans in the Bronx.

Torres-Figueroa's art is based on her life growing up in Puerto Rico. She described Puerto Rico as a mixture of three cultures: European, Taino -- the people indigenous to the island -- and African.