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ROBIN ROBERTS INTERVIEWS OPI’A TAINO FOR GOOD MORNING AMERICA
Just two months after surviving two Category 5 Hurricanes, we are finally beginning to recover. In the days following the devastation of Hurricane Irma we drove around the island to witness the damage it had done to many homes and businesses. People were distraught...
7 REASONS WHY WE SHOULD STOP CELEBRATING COLUMBUS DAY
It's no secret that Columbus Day is not viewed the same by all people. When you truly realize the events surrounding what Columbus actually did, a different kind of picture is painted. Here is an excert from one of Columbus' journal entries: “They … brought us...
OPI’A TAINO FEEDS HURRICANE VICTIMS ON THE EAST END
ST. THOMAS —After waiting in line for a couple of hours to try and get some MREs, only to get to the front and find out there were no more, Maekiaphan Phillips of Opi’a Taino, provided her own food for hungry people on the East End. Phillips, who operates the...
5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Opi’a Taino International, a St. Thomas group promoting the interests of indigenous people, hosted the “Fifth Annual Pow-Wow: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People” Wednesday afternoon at their headquarters in Frydenhoj. Participants were encouraged to...