Lucayan people

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. Who were the Lucayan people?The Lucayan people were the first people who lived on the islands of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos. They were part of the larger Taíno culture and called themselves "Lukku-Cairi", meaning "people of the islands".
2. Where did the Lucayan people live?They lived on the islands of the Bahamian archipelago and the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are made mostly of carbonate platforms and don't have big rivers.

Taíno Sphere: The widespread cultural and linguistic area occupied by Taíno-speaking peoples throughout the Greater Antilles and surrounding islands.
Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Ethnohistory: The study of the history of cultures or ethnic groups, often combining historical records with anthropological and archaeological data.
Eradication: The complete destruction or elimination of a group of people or culture.