GuaymíIndians (NGöBE-BUGLE)By: Nathan Corchis, Mira Syed,

Skyler Coetzee & Bobby Swainhart

Organization

Guaymí Indians were divided into two larger

groups: those in lowlands and those in Tropical

forests. The Guaymi made up 63.6% of the national

Indian population.

Comm

unicatio

nThe Guaymí Indians

speak Ngäbere.

Some conversational terms are:Hello- ma bone-yo

What is your name- ma cone-yoOcean- mar-en-ee-a

Big mosquito- mung-waBanana- dig-ee-ma

Religion

The Guaymí Indians were split into many religions.

Roman CatholicProtestantIslamHindusBaha'isOther

War/Soldiers

The ancestors of the Ngöbe-Bugle men were the formidable fighters the conquistadors rated among the most skilled of all the warriors in the Western Hemisphere. Urraca was the greatest cacique. He

defeated the Spaniards which caused the separation of Panama from the Spanish Empire. Panama joined Columbia after the war but the

Guaymies stayed in their mountain villages.

Family Life and Structure

The average household has three people living in it. A

child’s parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts,

ect. usually bought everything for the child

even when they are grown adults and married. Their

food consisted of rice, beans, tortillas, empanadas,

and tamales.

FarmingThe Guaymí Indians fished, hunted,

raised dogs, cattle, chickens and pigs. They used the slash-and-burn

agriculture.

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The Guaymí Indians were first discovered in the 17th century but nobody knows exactly what date. The Indians are still around today, but they are having a

hard time holding on to their culture.

Evidence All Guaymí Indians love beads and

beaded jewelry. The necklaces used to be made of pebbles, pieces of bone, seeds, and

seashells before they started to trade for colorful beads. They do not live in a big city so there are

no major buildings.

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