Yaghan people

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The Yaghan people are an Indigenous group from the southernmost regions of Tierra del Fuego, traditionally known as seafaring hunter-gatherers adapted to the harsh sub-Antarctic environment.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Yaghan 5
Yaghan people canonical 5
Yagán 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations of South America
Indigenous people
ethnic group
adaptedTo cold maritime environment
sub-Antarctic climate
affectedBy colonization of Tierra del Fuego
introduced diseases
missionary activity
archaeologicalEvidence canoe sites
shell middens
contactPeriod 19th century
contactWith European explorers
country Chile
culturalHeritage canoe-based way of life
maritime nomadism
culturalPractice initiation ceremonies
shamanism
currentStatus very small surviving community
ethnicGroupOf Tierra del Fuego
historicalRange southern Argentina
southern Chile
indigenousTo Cape Horn region
Tierra del Fuego archipelago
southernmost regions of South America
language Yaghan language
languageFamily Yaghan language isolate
neighboringGroup Kawésqar people
Selk'nam people
linked to: Selk'nam
populationTrend sharp decline after European contact
recognizedBy Government of Chile as Indigenous people
region Beagle Channel
Hoste Island
Murray Channel
Navarino Island
religion traditional animist beliefs
traditionalClothing minimal clothing despite cold climate
traditionalHousing temporary huts
windbreak structures
traditionalLifestyle seafaring hunter-gatherers
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting birds
hunting sea mammals
marine hunting
shellfish gathering
traditionalTechnology bone tools
bows and arrows
canoes
harpoons
shell tools

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puerto Williams ethnicGroup Yaghan people
Tierra del Fuego region hasIndigenousPeople Yaghan
linked to: Yaghan people
Cabo de Hornos commune ethnicPresence Yaghan (Yámana) indigenous people
linked to: Yaghan people
Southern Chile ethnicGroup Yaghan
subject linked to: southern Chile
linked to: Yaghan people
Navarino Island hasIndigenousPeople Yaghan people
Land of Fire hasIndigenousPeople Yaghan
linked to: Yaghan people
Kawésqar relatedGroup Yaghan
linked to: Yaghan people
Isla Navarino hasIndigenousPeople Yaghan
linked to: Yaghan people
indigenous peoples of Chile includeEthnicGroup Yagán
linked to: Yaghan people
Yaghan language alternativeName Yagán
linked to: Yaghan people
Yaghan language spokenBy Yaghan people
Cristina Calderón ethnicity Yaghan people
subject linked to: Yaghan language
Kawésqar people relatedGroup Yaghan people