When Christopher Columbus first arrived on the Island of Haiti, the indigenous people lived a simple live of fishing and farming. They became friends with the Spaniards giving them gifts of gold. What were these indigenous people called?

Taino and Arawakan people

Explanation:

Taino and Arawakan people were the first indigenous people with whom Christopher Columbus meet on arrival on the Island of Haiti. Arawakan People were engaged in agricultural productivity. Taino women were highly skilled in agriculture. The Taino men worked in fields as well as did fishing and hunting. In Taino culture, women played a significant role in holding positions in political hierarchy and were also engage in intercultural communication between Spaniards and their people.