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.
Statements (37)
| 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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