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The Selk'nam, also known as the Onawo or Ona people, [note 1] are an indigenous people in the Patagonian region of southern Argentina and Chile, including the Tierra del Fuego islands. They were one of the last native groups in South America to be encountered by migrant Europeans in the late 19th century.
An estimate 2003-2004 estimated Chilean descendants, born in Argentina to a Chilean father or mother, in 190,000. [3] Other figures, such as those by The World Factbook, show a total population (including those born in Chile and their descendants) of 429,708 people. [4] Chilean immigration to Argentina dates back to colonial times.
The Yahgan (also called Yagán, Yaghan, Yámana, Yamana, or Tequenica) are a group of indigenous peoples in the Southern Cone of South America. Their traditional territory includes the islands south of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, extending their presence into Cape Horn, making them the world's southernmost indigenous human population.
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
Map of the Dispute of Eastern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan between Argentina and Chile (1842–1881). The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute [1] or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile [2] during the 19th century [3] [4] for the possession of the southernmost territories of South America [5] on the ...
The Huilliche (Spanish pronunciation: [wi.ˈʝi.tʃe]), Huiliche or Huilliche-Mapuche are the southern partiality of the Mapuche macroethnic group in Chile and Argentina. [2] Located in the Zona Sur, they inhabit both Futahuillimapu ("great land of the south") [2] and, as the Cunco or Veliche [3] [4] subgroup, the northern half of Chiloé ...
As early as 1878 Europeans in Punta Arenas seeking additional sheep pastures negotiated to acquire large tracts of land on Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego from the Chilean government just prior to Argentina's and Chile's sovereignty there. [20] By 1876, Christian missionaries claimed to have converted the entire Yahgan people. [20]
According to the 2010 census there are 67,410 self-identified Diaguita descendants in Argentina. [2] In Chile, Diaguitas are the third-most populous indigenous ethnicity after the Aymara and the Mapuche, numbering 88,474 in 2017. [1] [7] The Diaguitas have been recognised as an indigenous people by the Chilean state since 2006. [7]