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Buglere Culture and History (Buglé, Norteño)

As a complement to our Buglere language information, here is our collection of indexed links about the Buglere tribe and their society.

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The emphasis of these pages is on Bugleres and other American Indians as living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Buglere history is interesting and important, but the Buglere Indians are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary art as well as museum pieces, and issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. Suggestions for new links are always welcome.

Our Buglere Websites

Buglere Language:
    Information and language learning materials from the Buglere Indian language.
Buglere Vocabulary:
    List of Buglere words with their meaning in English.

Books for sale on the Bugleres
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Panama: Three Weeks with the Native Tribes:
    Photoessay on the lives of the Buglé and other native people of Panama.
The Chibchan Languages:
    Linguistics book about the Bugle and their relatives the Maleku, Cabecar, Bribri and Ngabere.

Buglere Lifestyle and Tradition

Confederation of Bokota (Buglé) and Guaymí (Ngöbe) * Language map of Panama:
    Maps showing where in Panama the Bogota and Buglere lands are located.
Bugle and Bogota Culture:
    Articles on the history and traditions of the Buglere tribe.
Panama Indigenous People:
    History of the Ngôbe-Buglé tribe and other Panama Indians.
The Ngöbe-Buglé Indians:
    Traditions of the Ngöbes and Bugles.
Comarca Ngobe-Bugle * Ngäbe-Buglé Village * About the Ngäbe-Buglé:
    Information about the mixed Ngobe-Bugle Indian reservation in Panama.
Sabanero Buglere Cultural Objects:
    Museum exhibit with pictures of Buglere artifacts.
Ngöbe-Buglé Crafts:
    Photographs of Buglére clothing, beads, and traditional fiber bags called chacara.
Ngabe-Bugle Music:
    Video of traditional Ngabe-Bugle song and dance styles.
The Ngäbe-Buglé: A Home Cut in Two:
    News article about the effect of the Panama-Costa Rica border on the Bogota/Buglere people.
The Ngäbe-Bugle after five years of Barro Blanco * Bugle Communities Displaced in Flood * Dam Lies:
    Articles about environmental destruction caused by a hydro dam on Bugle lands.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Wikipedia: Buglere:
Encyclopedia articles on the Buglé Indians.
Los Bugle * Indios Bokotas y Bugleres: * El grupo Göbe Buglé:
Information about the Buglé tribe in Spanish.



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