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A Message From Our Executive Director
In Native Future’s 20 years of collaboration with the Wounaan people of Panama, 2022 - 2024 have proven to be the most promising. Wounaan...
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Wounaan Territorial Monitoring Receives Grant from the US Embassy in Panama
Native Future is honored to receive a 21-month, $475,000 grant from the American Embassy in Panama to strengthen the Wounaan Territorial...
Nov 9, 20242 min read


I watched how butterflies gathered on the riverbank: Indigenous Education and the Fight For Land Rights
This story was relayed to us by Wounaan scholarship recipient and forestry student, Yadira Osorio Carpio. Yadira received a four-year...
Nov 7, 20245 min read


JOIN US!! Chibau, K'õsi and Many Birds - Indigenous Land Rights in Panama
FREE ONLINE #GivingTuesday EVENT. Tuesday, December 3 · 6 - 7:00pm MST Please join us in this celebration in support of Indigenous land...
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Go Birdwatching with Wounaan! Join the Wounaan Bird Count Conservation Tour
January 1-7, 2025 WhiteHawk Birding invites you on a 7-day conservation tour  in benefit of Native Future and the Wounaan Bird Count...
Sep 23, 20242 min read


International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Today, August 9, 2024 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples ! The United Nations estimates that there are about 476...
Aug 9, 20242 min read


Celebrating Students… Preparing for Transitions
Hundreds of students have received aid for school expenses over the past 20 years in two Indigenous areas of Panama: Ngäbe Buglé of the...
Jul 2, 20241 min read


Puerto Lara Celebrates 6th Christmas Bird Count
Results from the 2024 Christmas Bird Count and Global Big Day
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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