Panama natives tribes. Native american tribes of panama this is an index to the native american language and cultural information on our website pertaining to panama indian tribes. Panama is home to six indigenous groups the ngoebe bugle embera wounaan naso teribe guna kuna bri bri and bokata. The ngoebe bugle guaymi the kuna the emberawounaan and the naso teribebribri.
The embera and wounaan people are known outside of panama for their unique basket making and wood carving artistry. This is part of the comarca of kuna yala. Indigenous peoples of panama or native panamanians are the native peoples of panama.
The kuna are one of the most powerful indigenous groups in panama and have actually gone to war with the republic of panama over disagreements. There are seven distinct indigenous cultures which are further divided into four major indian groups. Three comarcas exist as equivalent to a province with two.
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The embera tribe originally comes from darien province at the border between panama and colombia but their semi nomadic lifestyle has been moving them up north. To a large degree the indigenous cultures of panama have maintained a traditional lifestyle and have autonomous control over their own governments. Many of the indigenous peoples live on comarca indigenas which are administrative regions for areas with substantial indigenous populations.
Some pages contain more information than others. According to the 2000 census these groups had a total population that reached slightly over 285000 some 5 8 of the total panamanian population. After using bathrooms and spending a few minutes adapting to the environment we sat down in a wide rancho house where erito a local man explained us in spanish some embera village habits and their way of life.
The guaymi and ngoebe bugle comprise half of the indigenous peoples of panama.
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