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Panama: First indigenous Colombians get refugee status

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 15 December 2006 In a landmark step ...
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The First Indigenous Miss Panama

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rosa Montezuma about being the first indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Panama. The First Indigenous Miss Panama LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Panama is sending its first ...
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In Panama, an Indigenous-led project rewrites the rules of reforestation

ÑÜRÜM, Panama — Isidrio Hernandez-Ruiz has a soft spot for the bright yellow flowers of the guayacan trumpet tree (Tabebuia guayacan), a native species that blooms across Panama each spring. It’s one ...
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Panama: First indigenous Colombians get refugee status

In a landmark step this week, 42 Colombian asylum seekers became the first ever indigenous people to be recognised as refugees in Panama. The 42 belong to the Wounaan indigenous group who fled ...