Alakaluf

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Alakaluf, more commonly known as the Kawésqar, are an Indigenous seafaring people native to the fjords and channels of southern Chilean Patagonia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
affectedBy European colonization of Patagonia
alternateName Alacaluf NERFINISHED
Kawesqar NERFINISHED
Kawésqar NERFINISHED
climateRegion subpolar oceanic climate
continent South America
country Chile
culturalPractice canoe-based mobility
use of bark or skin canoes
use of seal and sea lion products
culturalRevitalizationEffort community organizations in Puerto Edén
language preservation programs
currentStatus culturally threatened group
endangered Indigenous group
ethnographicSubjectOf Patagonian anthropology
hasCollectiveRightsRecognizedBy Chilean state
historicallyClassifiedAs canoe people of western Patagonia
language Kawésqar language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Kawésqaran languages NERFINISHED
nativeTo channels of southern Chile
fjords of southern Chile
southern Chilean Patagonia
neighboringPeople Selk'nam NERFINISHED
Yaghan NERFINISHED
populationTrend drastic decline since 19th century
recognizedAs Indigenous people of Chile
region Magallanes Region NERFINISHED
religion animism
traditionalLifestyle nomadic canoe people
seafaring
traditionalSubsistence fishing
marine hunting
shellfish gathering
traditionalTerritory Gulf of Penas NERFINISHED
Strait of Magellan NERFINISHED
channels between Golfo de Penas and Tierra del Fuego

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Kawésqar alsoKnownAs Alakaluf
Kawésqar people alsoKnownAs Alakaluf