Information AboutKakauhua |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT ALACALUF | |
| ethnic groups in chile | |
| indigenous peoples in argentina | |
| tierra del fuego | |
| indigenous peoples in chile | |
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ECONOMY They were a nomadic sea-faring people until the twentieth century. Because of their sea culture, the Kawésqar have never farmed the land. POPULATION They were never very numerous; the total population never reached more than five thousand. In the 1930s the Alacaluf settled on Wellington Island, in the town of Puerto Edén . Today, very few Kawésqar remain. In 2006, only 15 full-blooded members remained. Lessons on Kawésqar are part of the local curriculum but very few speakers of the language remain. Tribes and languages Adwipliin, Aksánas, Alacaluf, Cálen ( Cálenches , Calenes,), Caucahue , Enoo, Lecheyel , Taíjataf (Tayataf), Yequinahuere (Yequinahue, Yekinauer ). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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