Dominicans come from a powerful mix of three main ancestral roots, shaped by history, survival, and culture. First were the Taíno people, the original inhabitants of the island of Hispaniola (today the Dominican Republic and Haiti). They lived off farming, fishing, and trade long before Europeans arrived. While many Taínos were wiped out after colonization, their legacy lives on—in Dominican food (cassava, yuca), words, and traditions. #documentary #documentaryfilm #storytelling #altivexgeo #geo