Emberá
Lands
The Emberá-Wounaan comarca and collective lands in Darién and eastern Panama, and the Pacific and Chocó regions of Colombia
Facts 3
Population
Panama's 2023 census counted 51,657 Emberá people.
As of 2023 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo (INEC), Panama, Cuadro 20. Población indígena en la República, por sexo, según provincia, comarca indígena, grupo indígena al que pertenece y grupos de edad: Censo 2023 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Panama's Law 22 of 1983 created the Emberá comarca in Darién and named its General Congress the highest traditional decision-making body of the Emberá people.
As of 1983 Source: FAOLEX, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ley 22 de 1983, por la cual se crea la Comarca Emberá de Darién (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Bilingual storybooks in Emberá and Spanish are among the learning materials made for the early education of Emberá children in Panama.
Source: UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean, La educación intercultural bilingüe en Panamá (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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