Social Organization of the Amerindians
Social Organization of the Tainos
The Tainos were a gentle and humble people with a very strong social organization. They would settle relatively close to the coast, as to be hidden but to also see incoming people.
A Taino settlement could be a small or as complex chiefdom; it was constructed in such a way that the cacique’s (the chief’s) residence was situated at the centre, with the general population around it. His house consisted of his entire family. The houses of the general population also housed men and their families.
The Tainos practiced polygamy and the cacique was entitled to the most amount of wives. The settlement was divided and noblemen and priests were put in charge
The order was 1. Cacique (Chief) 2. Botike (Priests and the nobles) 3. Naitainos (Hunters and warriors) 4. Naborias (Farmers and craftsmen)
Social Organization of the Kalinagos
The Kalinagos lived in small groups, consisting of an Obutu (chiefs) and the general population. The Kalinago houses (which were small one bedroom huts) were arranged in an oval around a building called a karbay, or a large meetinghouse in which all the men in the village converged.
The Kalinagos had a more complicated organization in order to give the best leadership. They had hereditary chiefs, nobles and priests but they also had elected military leaders.
Social Organization of the Mayans Maya society was rigidly divided between nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The noble class was complex and specialized. Noble status and the occupation in which a noble served were passed on through elite family lineages. Nobles served as rulers, government officials, military leaders, high priests and trade expedition leaders. Nobles were literate and wealthy, and typically lived in the central areas of Maya cities.
Commoners worked as farmers, laborers, and servants. It is believed that some commoners became quite wealthy through their work as artisans and merchants, and that upward
The Tainos were a gentle and humble people with a very strong social organization. They would settle relatively close to the coast, as to be hidden but to also see incoming people.
A Taino settlement could be a small or as complex chiefdom; it was constructed in such a way that the cacique’s (the chief’s) residence was situated at the centre, with the general population around it. His house consisted of his entire family. The houses of the general population also housed men and their families.
The Tainos practiced polygamy and the cacique was entitled to the most amount of wives. The settlement was divided and noblemen and priests were put in charge
The order was 1. Cacique (Chief) 2. Botike (Priests and the nobles) 3. Naitainos (Hunters and warriors) 4. Naborias (Farmers and craftsmen)
Social Organization of the Kalinagos
The Kalinagos lived in small groups, consisting of an Obutu (chiefs) and the general population. The Kalinago houses (which were small one bedroom huts) were arranged in an oval around a building called a karbay, or a large meetinghouse in which all the men in the village converged.
The Kalinagos had a more complicated organization in order to give the best leadership. They had hereditary chiefs, nobles and priests but they also had elected military leaders.
Social Organization of the Mayans Maya society was rigidly divided between nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The noble class was complex and specialized. Noble status and the occupation in which a noble served were passed on through elite family lineages. Nobles served as rulers, government officials, military leaders, high priests and trade expedition leaders. Nobles were literate and wealthy, and typically lived in the central areas of Maya cities.
Commoners worked as farmers, laborers, and servants. It is believed that some commoners became quite wealthy through their work as artisans and merchants, and that upward