Taíno
Indigenous people of the Caribbean
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| August 9 2024 |
Guainía Taíno Tribe
The Governor acknowledged the tribe's ongoing contributions to preserving Indigenous history and culture during the International Day of the World's Indigenous People observance.
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| 2023 |
Taíno language
Jorge Baracutay Estevez, the Higuayagua Taino cultural organization, and linguist Alexandra Aikhenvald published 'Hiwatahia: Hekexi Taino Language Reconstruction', a 20,000-word dictionary based on the wider Ta-Maipurean language branch.
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| 2022 |
Guainía Taíno Tribe
The tribe was contacted by the National Park Service for consultation on a land exchange project and collaborated with the Virgin Islands Children's Museum to create a replica Taíno bohío (house) to support cultural preservation and education.
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| June 28 2021 |
Guainía Taíno Tribe
Governor Albert Bryan of the US Virgin Islands officially recognized the Guainía Taíno Tribe as an 'indigenous American Indian Tribe of the Virgin Islands', granting them eligibility for federal benefits and the right to engage in traditional religious practices and ceremonies.
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| 2018 |
Taíno language
Puerto Rican linguist Javier Hernandez published 'Primario Basíco del Taíno-Borikenaíki' after a 16-year research project, which was positively received by the Taíno diaspora.
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| 2018 | Featured as one of the CR Calendar Girls representing February in CR Fashion Book's first calendar, styled by Carine Roitfeld and photographed by Steven Klein. |
| 2018 | Joan Smalls appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy film 'Set It Up', directed by Claire Scanlon, playing the role of Suze. |
| 2018 | Joan Smalls was featured in an episode of Movie Night with Karlie Kloss (Season 1, Episode 6), which focused on the movie Hitch. |
| 2018 | Joan Smalls appeared as herself in an episode of Lip Sync Battle (Season 4, Episode 7), competing alongside Luis Fonsi. |
| 2018 | Joan Smalls appeared in the music video for 'Està Rico' by Marc Anthony, Will Smith, and Bad Bunny, directed by Carlos Perez |
| 2018 | A DNA study mapped the genome of an 8th to 10th-century Taíno woman from the Bahamas, comparing her genetic makeup to 104 Puerto Ricans and revealing close genetic relationships with Indigenous American populations. |
| 2017 | Became the face of Moschino's new fragrance, Fresh Couture Gold, in her first fragrance campaign, shot by Giampaolo Sgura. |
| August 2014 | Models.com named her as one of the 'New Supers', marking a transition in her modeling status. |
| January 2014 | Featured on the cover of American Elle in an article titled 'The Return of the Supermodel: It's Joan Smalls'. |
| 2013 | Ranked #8 on Forbes magazine's 'World's Highest-Paid Models' list, earning an estimated $3.5 million. |
| September 2013 | Featured in a Vanity Fair article with fellow model Karlie Kloss, dubbed 'The New Supers'. |
| September 2012 | Ranked #1 on the 'Top 50 Models' list by Models.com. |
| September 2012 | Named 'Model of the Year' at the 9th Annual Style Awards, with supermodel Iman presenting the award. |
| 2010 | Began modeling for Victoria's Secret, marking the start of her long-running relationship with the brand. |
| 2010 | U.S. census revealed diverse Indigenous identification in Puerto Rico: 1,098 as 'Puerto Rican Indian', 1,410 as 'Spanish American Indian', and 9,399 specifically as 'Taíno', with a total of 35,856 Puerto Ricans identifying as Indigenous. |
| January 2010 | Chosen as a Givenchy exclusive for Riccardo Tisci's Spring/Summer haute couture show, which significantly boosted her modeling career. |
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