Ministry of EducationI.P.T. Jacoba Urriola S.

English presentation

Theme: Gunas

Members: Javier Aguilar M. Milagros Castro

Itzel Castro Francisco Navarro

Milagros Frías Keyla Domínguez

Grade: 8° B

Teacher: Lorybel MorenoDate: Monday April 7, 2014

Intro to the TopicThe Gunas live mostly in the northeast of Panama in a vast string of villages settled around 365 islands and reefs (with a total of 61,707 inhabitants in 2000).

Ethnic Groups of Panama: In Panama, there are three major native groups: Gunas: Ngobe-Buglé:

Emberá Wounaan:

Gunas

The vast majority of Guna Indians LIVE in the San Blas Island.

OCUPATIONSGunas practice agriculture. They plant corn, plantains, bananas, cacao, coconuts and others products. They practice Fishing and hunting. Slash-and-burn farming. They sale hand-sewn items (molas). Rearing of hens and pigs.

HANDYCRAFTS

Women are dedicated to make hammocks, molas and belts.

Men make baskets, hats, fans and they do wood carving.

CLOTHINGWomen wear skirts and shirts with molas knotted at the waist. The mola is a traditional form of textile art made. Molas are sewn textile panels with complex designs and multiple layers.

Men wear plain colored shirts, trousers and hats.

Their homes are built with straw and they are hut shaped. Their means of transportation are canoes, boat and by foot.

HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

They practice monogamy. Parents arrange the marriage. The night festival or “inna-Mutiki” is a feast in order to celebrate a wedding or a new marriage.

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