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Article

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Political Science

Publication Date

7-2003

Abstract

How have indigenous societies responded to the changes taking place around them as development proceeds, and how have they been able to retain or regain control over resource management and their own forms of development? This article examines the experiences of the Kunas and the Ngöbe of Panama as they attempt to survive and adapt to development imposed by a dominant society. These indigenous societies have adapted to different ecological settings on the small isthmus, have been faced with different kinds of challenges to their control of lands and resources, and have responded in different ways. The first section contains descriptions of the challenges facing the two groups and an overview of important development and indigenous policies in Panama that have shaped the conditions to which indigenous societies must continue to formulate responses. The second section is a summary and analysis of the indigenous societies’ responses to attempts by outsiders to expropriate their lands and resources.

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This article was originally published in Latin American Perspectives. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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Latin American Perspectives

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