Tehuelche people
Indigenous people from Patagonia in South America, with existing members of the group currently residing in the southern Argentina-Chile borders.
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Patagonia
Patagonia refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
Patagonia refers to a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.
The people he called the Patagons are now believed to have been the Tehuelche, who tended to be taller than Europeans of the time.
Chubut Province
Province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east.
Province in southern Argentina, situated between the 42nd parallel south (the border with Río Negro Province), the 46th parallel south (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range to the west, and the Atlantic ocean to the east.
Before the Spaniards arrived in the Americas, nomadic indigenous Tehuelche people had inhabited the Patagonia region for thousands of years.
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of present-day south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of present-day Patagonia.
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of present-day south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of present-day Patagonia.
At about the same time, ethnic groups of the pampa regions, the Puelche, Ranquel and northern Aonikenk, made contact with Mapuche groups.
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia.
Province of Argentina, located in the southern part of the country, in Patagonia.
The indigenous people of the province are the Tehuelches, who despite European exploration from the 16th century onwards, retained independence until the late 19th century.
Strait of Magellan
Navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.
Navigable sea route in southern Chile separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.
To the east of the Kawésqar were the Tehuelche, whose territory extended to the north in Patagonia.
Río Negro Province
Province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia.
Province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia.
The province is home to four indigenous groups: The Tehuelches, the Puelches, the Pehuenches, and the Mapuches.
Cueva de las Manos
Cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km south of the town of Perito Moreno.
Cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km south of the town of Perito Moreno.
The site was last inhabited around 700 AD, with the final cave dwellers possibly being ancestors of the Tehuelche tribes.
Inacayal
Inacayal (1835-1888) was a cacique (chief) of the Tehuelche people in Patagonia, Argentina who led a resistance against government.
Araucanization of Patagonia
The process of the expansion of Mapuche culture, influence, and its Mapudungun language from Araucanía across the Andes into the plains of Patagonia.
The process of the expansion of Mapuche culture, influence, and its Mapudungun language from Araucanía across the Andes into the plains of Patagonia.
Amerindian peoples of the pampas, such as the Puelche, Pehuenche, and Tehuelche, adopted the Mapudungun language as their main language (both of their names are in Mapudungun).
Haush
Indigenous people who lived on the Mitre Peninsula of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
Indigenous people who lived on the Mitre Peninsula of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.
They were related culturally and linguistically to the Ona or Selk'nam people who also lived on the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, and to the Tehuelche people of southern mainland Patagonia.