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**agrismhig** · 12-18-2011, 07:00 AM

Yep. There are also videos and pictures of them, like on this page about the Kuna:
http://amble.com/ambler/2009/09/kuna-yala/

WOW!!! Thanks for letting me know this. I never knew and I'm disappointed in myself in not knowing this about my Panamanian Native neighbors.

Kuna people are reported to have the highest incidence of albinism in the world. According to Kuna legend, the albino people are called â€œmoon childrenâ€ and are given the responsibility of shooting arrows at the full moon. Since the moon controls the tide, and Kuna people live on small atolls, theyâ€™ve interpreted the presence of albinos as a gift from the gods to protect them from rising tides. I never ever even seen Albino Native people till now.

12-18-2011, 07:00 AM	#16
agrismhig Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Yep. There are also videos and pictures of them, like on this page about the Kuna: http://amble.com/ambler/2009/09/kuna-yala/ WOW!!! Thanks for letting me know this. I never knew and I'm disappointed in myself in not knowing this about my Panamanian Native neighbors. Kuna people are reported to have the highest incidence of albinism in the world. According to Kuna legend, the albino people are called â€œmoon childrenâ€ and are given the responsibility of shooting arrows at the full moon. Since the moon controls the tide, and Kuna people live on small atolls, theyâ€™ve interpreted the presence of albinos as a gift from the gods to protect them from rising tides. I never ever even seen Albino Native people till now.
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