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UGGUBSENI and ISBERYALA, Guna Yala, Panama — “Our ancestors fought for this land,” says Jair Goporas, 21. He leans forwards into the dim glow of a bare bulb, his eyes shining from a face streaked with ...
News Panama » Guna Yala » Social: Panama Completes First Climate-Related Relocation
Today, the Guna Indigenous people living on the tiny, overcrowded, and flood-prone island of Gardi Sugdub in Panama will finally be given keys to their long-awaited new homes on the mainland.
News Panama » Guna Yala » Social: Threatened by rising seas, the first of Panama’s Indigenous islanders are forced to leave
Gardi Sugdub, Panama — On the densely packed island of Gardi Sugdub, off the coast of mainland Panama, colorful houses and wooden huts cover nearly the entire landscape almost up to the water’s edge.
News Panama » Guna Yala » Social: Panama’s Indigenous Families Relocate Amid Rising Sea Levels
Panama’s government faces mounting pressure to relocate more Indigenous Guna families from low-lying Caribbean islands as sea levels continue to rise, building on the 2024 move of over 1,200 residents ...
News Panama » Guna Yala » Social: The Colorful History Behind Panama’s Mola
Made by hand, this clothing staple is an important piece of the country’s rich culture Jennifer Nalewicki | Travel Correspondent The Guna, an Indigenous group residing in Panama and parts of ...
News Panama » Guna Yala » Social: In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home
The island of Uggubseni, located in Panama’s Guna Yala provincial-level Indigenous region, spent the month of February participating in region-wide celebrations to mark the centenary of a revolution ...