Nele Kantule
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Nele Kantule Iguibilikinya (1868–1944) was a famous chief and medicine man
of the Kuna indigenous tribe of Panama
and Colombia
.
He was born in Putorgandi, in what is today Ustupu Island, Panama. He was a leader of the Kuna from early in the twentieth century until his death.
His life was described by Erland Nordenskiöld
, in his 1938 book on the Kuna, An historical and ethnological survey of the Cuna Indians.
Iguaibilikinya Nele Kantule was born at Putorgandi...on the mainland coast, not far from present day Ustupu Island, Kuna Yala.
The majority Kuna migrated to the islands to get away from the mosquitos.
Medicine man
"Medicine man" or "Medicine woman" are English terms used to describe traditional healers and spiritual leaders among Native American and other indigenous or aboriginal peoples...
of the Kuna indigenous tribe of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
and Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
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He was born in Putorgandi, in what is today Ustupu Island, Panama. He was a leader of the Kuna from early in the twentieth century until his death.
His life was described by Erland Nordenskiöld
Erland Nordenskiöld
Baron Nils Erland Herbert Nordenskiöld was a Finnish-Swedish archeologist and anthropologist. He was born in Stockholm, the son of N. A. E. Nordenskiöld...
, in his 1938 book on the Kuna, An historical and ethnological survey of the Cuna Indians.
Iguaibilikinya Nele Kantule was born at Putorgandi...on the mainland coast, not far from present day Ustupu Island, Kuna Yala.
The majority Kuna migrated to the islands to get away from the mosquitos.
Further reading
- Picture-writing and other documents by Néle, paramount chief of the Cuna Indians and Reuben Pérez Kantule, his secretary; published by Erland Nordenskiöld (1928–1930)
- James Howe (1998), A People Who Would Not Kneel: Panama, the United States, and the San Blas Kuna
External links
- http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/excerpts/exvenpla.html Indianer-wiki page