This third article in the miniseries, Towards Dignified Climate Relocation: Community Perspectives from around the Globe, highlights the complexities of the planned relocation of the Guna island community in Panama, as they moved from their island of Gardi Sugdub to the mainland site of Isberyala. The author, an Indigenous leader, community member and trained biologist, played an important role in bridging government assessments and requirements with the Indigenous community’s distinctive worldview, spirituality, and ancestral knowledge—dimensions impossible to capture through externally conducted technical studies. The Guna experience demonstrates that communities have the capacity to lead complex processes when they receive recognition, resources, and technical assistance. However, a truly successful planned relocation should not be measured by the completion or delivery of houses but by families' ability to adapt and live dignified and sustainable lives in their new homes. Outcomes at the new site must be evaluated over time and across generations. The series is published in collaboration with the Coalition on Dignified Climate Relocation.