Indians of Panama / Various

Indians of Panama / Various

The Cuna or Tule, who call themselves the 'Golden People,' live principally in the Archipelago of San Blas and the mouth of the Bayano and Chucunaque rivers in Panama. Although the Cuna are technically 'Panamanian' citizens, they have achieved one of the most positive arrangements of any indigenous people in the world today by having almost complete sovereignty over their own lands and affairs. The Chocoe live in the Darien province of Panama and in the Department of Chocoe in Colombia. They are basically a nomadic people but have established permanent residences in various locations... David Blair Stiffler.