Yámana people
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The Yámana people are an Indigenous group native to the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers who navigated the cold channels by canoe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yámana people canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian people
ⓘ
First Nations of South America ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
European colonization
ⓘ
introduced diseases ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yaghan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yahgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamana NERFINISHED ⓘ Yámana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | adapted to cold maritime climate ⓘ |
| contactWith |
European explorers
ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Fuegian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRange |
southern Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Yaghan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | language isolate ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Cape Horn region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tierra del Fuego archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ southernmost regions of South America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme southern distribution of human settlement
ⓘ
maritime nomadic culture ⓘ |
| populationTrend | severe decline after European contact ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Chile ⓘ |
| region |
Beagle Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoste Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Navarino Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Kawésqar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selk'nam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing | minimal clothing despite cold climate ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet |
fish
ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ seabirds ⓘ shellfish ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat |
channels and fjords of Tierra del Fuego
ⓘ
coastal areas ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | temporary shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | seafaring hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| traditionalMobility |
canoe-based
ⓘ
nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ marine hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalTechnology | use of fire in canoes ⓘ |
| traditionalWatercraft | canoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.