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Selkʼnam people
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The Selkʼnam, also known as the Onawo or Ona people, are an Indigenous people in the Patagonian region of southern Argentina and Chile, including the Tierra del Fuego islands. They were one of the las
Selkʼnam children, 1898
Selkʼnam children, 1898
Selkʼnam people
Selkʼnam people
Julius Popper during a manhunt of the Selkʼnam people. In the late 19th century estancieros and gold prospectors launched a campaign of extermination
Julius Popper during a manhunt of the Selkʼnam people. In the late 19th century estancieros and gold prospectors launched a campaign of extermination against the Indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego.
Julius Popper (on left) shooting, with a Selkʼnam corpse visible in the foreground
Julius Popper (on left) shooting, with a Selkʼnam corpse visible in the foreground
Selkʼnam genocide
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The Selkʼnam genocide was the systematic extermination of the Selkʼnam people, one of the four indigenous peoples of Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Historians
Selkʼnam people
…encountered by migrant Europeans in the late 19th century. Settlement, gold mining and farming in the region of Tierra del Fuego were followed by the Selknam genocide. In the mid-19th century, there were about 4,000 Selkʼnam; in 1916 Charles W. Furlong estimated there were about 800 Selkʼnam living in Tierra del…
Selkʼnam after internment in Puerto Harris [es], Dawson Island, in 1896.
Selkʼnam after internment in Puerto Harris [es], Dawson Island, in 1896.