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Claim Text: Chapin, who also started working with the Guna in the late 1960s, edited a compilation of Guna oral literature that is still widely read, especially by the Guna.
Simplified Text: Anthropologist Mac Chapin began working with the Guna people in the late 1960s and later edited a compilation of Guna oral literature.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Ben Ryder Howe
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "late 1960s", "people": "Guna", "person": "Mac Chapin" }
Subject Tags: Biography Indigenous Peoples Anthropology
UUID: 967913e1-e90f-4a78-833c-cd2d2db5b69c
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Created: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)

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