Tehuelche people
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The Tehuelche people, also called the Aónikenk, are an Indigenous people from eastern Patagonia in South America. In the 18th and 19th centuries the Tehuelche were influenced by the Mapuche people, an
Tehuelche people of Argentine Patagonia at the 1904 World's Fair.
Tehuelche chiefs, located in Santa Cruz Province in the south of Argentina
Grupo de patagones en puerto Peckett. An 1832 drawing made during the voyage of Jules Dumont d'Urville.
Tehuelche cloak; Museo de La Plata
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 people
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