Feliciano turned to elders in the community like Roberto Múkaro Borerro, a kasike, or chief, of the Guainía Taíno Tribe and Miguel Sague, a behike, or spiritual leader, in Taíno culture.

This is a seat for a leader, for the chief of a village or a region. Taino leaders were both male and female, and the duho embodied their social, political and religious power, and it was crucial ...