and a chance to demonstrate pride in their heritage. Socioeconomic status Among all the provinces in Panama, the Comarca Ngäbe-Bugle consistently score lowest in terms of human development, education, income, and social and economic investment indices. They are also most recently second lowest in life expectancy and employment rate. Some facts: 60.5% of Ngäbes ten years older or above are literate and attend an average of 4.1 years of school 91.2% of Ngäbes are unemployed Ngäbe life expectancy is 67.9 years Ngäbe average annual income is $430 91.7% of the population lives in extreme poverty (that is, they make less than $2 a day) Development projects like the Cerro Colorado mining project put Ngobe-Bugle ancestral lands in peril. Part of their area is under risk to be flooded by hydroelectricity project Barro Blanco. Scores of Ngabe men, women, and children were arrested in response to protest against the project. Notes and references External links Ngäbe Bugle US Library of Congress – Guaymí A Ngäbe development organization Ngäbe Botanical garden Guaymi artwork, National Museum of the American Indian Circum-Caribbean tribes Ethnic groups in Panama Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica Indigenous peoples in Panama