Alacalufe |
Atacamenos |
Aymara |
Huilliche |
Kolla |
Mapuche |
Pehuenche |
Quechua |
Rapa Nui |
Yagan |
| Yagan |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Yagan (Also
known as Yagán, Yamana, Yámana, Yaghan, Tequenica and Háusi Kúta) |
| Location |
Chile: south
of the Strait of Magallanes, in the region of the Beagle channel,
Navarino island and its surrounding islands |
| Estimated Population |
1 (2001, The
Santiago Times)
|
| Environment |
Islands |
| Lifestyle |
Nomadic |
| Subsistence |
Fishing /
Hunter / Handicrafts |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Spanish
Yagán: Language Isolate
virtually extinct |
| Website URLs |
Chile
Information Project: Political, Environment, Human Rights, Economic News
Yámana: A language
of Chile
Chilean
Groups dying out
Community Participation
and Tourism
A ‘New
Deal’ for indigenous groups
Being
Indigenous: Yagan
La
Ultima Huella (The Last Trace): A documentary to order
World
Bank: Indigenous Peoples in Chile
Yaganes
Extinction
on the Horizon for Indigenous Tribe in Chile |
| NGOs |
None found |
|
