1. Ministry of Education
I.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 Moreno
Date: Monday April 7, 2014

2. Intro to the Topic
The 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).

3. In Panama, there are three major native
groups:
Gunas: Ngobe-Buglé:
Emberá Wounaan:

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

5. OCUPATIONS
Gunas 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.

6. Women are dedicated to
make hammocks, molas and
belts.
Men make baskets, hats, fans
and they do wood carving.

7. CLOTHING
Women 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.

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

9. 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.