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Indigenous and Local Communities Affected by Canal Works (1881–present)

Indigenous and Local Communities Affected by Canal Works (1881–present)

  2. French canal effort collapses amid disease and debt

    Labels: French canal, Panama communities

  3. Hay–Herrán Treaty signed, then rejected in Colombia

    Labels: Hay Herr, Colombia Senate

  4. Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty creates the Canal Zone

    Labels: Hay Bunau-Varilla, Canal Zone

  5. U.S. construction begins and labor system hardens

    Labels: U S, West Indian

  6. Gatún Lake forms, flooding towns and farmlands

    Labels: Gat n, Chagres Valley

  7. Panama Canal opens as a new waterway regime

    Labels: Panama Canal, SS Ancon

  8. San Blas (Guna) revolt challenges state control

    Labels: Guna Revolt, San Blas

  9. Madden Dam adds Alajuela reservoir to canal system

    Labels: Madden Dam, Lake Alajuela

  10. Flag protests erupt; sovereignty demands intensify

    Labels: 1964 Flag, Canal Zone

  11. Bayano Dam floods Indigenous lands; rights dispute grows

    Labels: Bayano Dam, Indigenous lands

  12. Torrijos–Carter Treaties set timetable to end Canal Zone

    Labels: Torrijos Carter, Panama

  13. U.S. invades Panama, disrupting urban communities

    Labels: Operation Just, Panama City

  14. Canal control transfers to Panama; new governance begins

    Labels: Canal Handover, Panama Canal

  15. Canal expansion opens, changing jobs and shoreline pressures

    Labels: Panama Canal, New locks

  16. Drought forces transit cuts, sharpening water conflicts

    Labels: 2023 Drought, Canal Authority

  17. Indio River reservoir plan triggers displacement fears

    Labels: Indio River, Affected villagers