Indigenous Communities from Colombia

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Wounaan
Indigenous Group	Wounaan (Also known as: Waunana, Waun Meo, Waumeo, Wounmeu, Noanama, Noenama, Nonama, Chocama, Chanco)
Location	Colombia, San Juan River Basin
Estimated Population	3,000 (Retrieved in 2006, SIL International)
Environment	Lowland / Jungle / Riverine
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture / Hunter / Fishing / Handicraft Sales
Level of Assimilation	Assimilated
Language Family	Woun Meo Classification: Choco Alternate names: Waumeo, Waun Meo
Website URLs	UNHCR: Columbia, Wounaan indigenous people fleeing ancestral lands Los Wounaan Global Exchange: Indigenous Youth Lose Will To Live ABColombia: Working for Peace and Human Rights in Colombia National Geographic: Panama Rejects Jungle Highway Due to Eco, Culture Concerns Accion Social: Hoy Se Define Retorno De Comunidad Wounaan Terraviva: Drama Humanitario Desbordado WWF Colombia: Communication for the Choco-Darien; On the Threshold of a Creative Encounter OHCHR: Colombia Center for World Indigenous Studies: Territory, Environment and Development in the Pacific Coastal Region of Colombia The Earth Council: Creating an International Environmental Ombudsperson Tierramerica: Alarm Sounded on Panama-Colombia Electrical Project Ethnologue: Languages of Colombia
NGOs	Choco.org Global Exchange ABColombia WWF Colombia National Indigenous Organization of Columbia (ONIC) UNHCR : The UN Refugee Agency Center for World Indigenous Studies OmCED Organizacisn regional Embera Wounaan (OREWA) Fundacisn Dariin