Alacalufe |
Atacamenos |
Aymara |
Huilliche |
Kolla |
Mapuche |
Pehuenche |
Quechua |
Rapa Nui |
Yagan |
| Alacalufe |
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| Indigenous Group |
Alacalufe
(Also known as: Qawasqar, Alakaluf, Kawésqar, Chono) |
| Location |
Chile , Tierra del Fuego, Wellington Island , Puerto Eden. |
| Estimated Population |
20 (1996, SIL International)
|
| Environment |
Coastal |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Gatherer /
Fishing |
| Level of Assimilation |
Assimilated /
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Qawasqar (nearly extinct)
Classification: Alacalufan
Alternative Names: Kaweskar, Kawesqar, Alacalufe,
Alacaluf, Halakwulup
Dialects: Aksanás (Aksana)
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| Website URLs |
Mapudungun /
Kawésqar
Being Indigenous: Kawésqar people
Bilingual
intercultural education in Chile
Ethnologue: Qawasqar: A Language of Chile
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| NGOs |
International
Women’s Rights Action Watch
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