Panama
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9 directory entries · Research in progress
- BokotaDocumented community association
Connection & source
Documented community associationSection 6 explicitly calls Buglé also Bokota and places these communities in Panama. Overlapping directory labels, not two additional peoples.
Ministry of Health plan dated December 2023; not a current demographic audit. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - BribriPresent community connection
Connection & source
Present community connectionPanamanian ministry report directly identifies these communities/comarcas in a Bocas del Toro territorial dialogue. Navigation association only; planned demarcation is not a finalized boundary.
Community/territorial dialogue reported May 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - BugléDocumented community association
Connection & source
Documented community associationSection 6 directly identifies Buglé as a Panamanian people; distinguishes Ngäbe and Buglé linguistic communities.
Ministry of Health plan dated December 2023; not a current demographic audit. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - EmberáDocumented community association
Connection & source
Documented community associationSection 6 directly places Emberá communities in Panama and distinguishes them from Wounaan.
Ministry of Health plan dated December 2023; not a current demographic audit. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Guna (Gunadule)Documented community association
Connection & source
Documented community associationSection 6 explicitly places Guna in Panama; broader Guna geography differs from the Gunayala government.
Ministry of Health plan dated December 2023; not a current demographic audit. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Naso Tjër DiPresent community connection
Connection & source
Present community connectionPanamanian ministry report directly identifies these communities/comarcas in a Bocas del Toro territorial dialogue. Navigation association only; planned demarcation is not a finalized boundary.
Community/territorial dialogue reported May 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - NgäbePresent community connection
Connection & source
Present community connectionPanamanian ministry report directly identifies these communities/comarcas in a Bocas del Toro territorial dialogue. Navigation association only; planned demarcation is not a finalized boundary.
Community/territorial dialogue reported May 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Teribedocumented community
Connection & source
documented communityGeneral-data table explicitly identifies Naso/Teribe in Panama, distinct from the Costa Rican community. Retains the existing broad profile label; not a claim of one cross-border government.
Public reference uses census-2000 context; uploaded by 2010, not a present legal-boundary record. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - WounaanDocumented community association
Connection & source
Documented community associationSection 6 directly places Wounaan communities in Panama and distinguishes them from Emberá.
Ministry of Health plan dated December 2023; not a current demographic audit. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
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These are starting lists, not a complete census. Modern borders help you navigate; they are not Indigenous homeland boundaries. A connection may be historical or present-day and does not imply presence throughout a region. Directory names can overlap; the profiles explain their relationships.
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