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Name: Javier GuzmánName: Javier Guzmán

SubjectSubject : English: English Miss : Cecilia NeiraMiss : Cecilia Neira

IntroductionIntroduction

In this presentation I will disclose In this presentation I will disclose more information about the native more information about the native people of ones and their cultures.people of ones and their cultures.

The Selknam, better known as the The Selknam, better known as the Ona, was an American Indian village Ona, was an American Indian village of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, which is called Karukinka. The name which is called Karukinka. The name "ona"comes from the Yagan "ona"comes from the Yagan language and has prevailed over language and has prevailed over selk'nam, which was the name they selk'nam, which was the name they gave the tehuelches.gave the tehuelches.

OriginOrigin

They were close relatives of the They were close relatives of the Tehuelche who lived in the Patagonia Tehuelche who lived in the Patagonia north of the Estrecho de Magallanes, north of the Estrecho de Magallanes, they had a remarkable physical they had a remarkable physical resemblance, language and customs. resemblance, language and customs.

LanguageLanguage

Their language is the selk'nam and Their language is the selk'nam and belongs to the chon family.belongs to the chon family.

HousingHousing

Two types of housing built, called Two types of housing built, called kawi. A crescent-shaped and the kawi. A crescent-shaped and the other in a cone shape.other in a cone shape.

ClothingClothing

They went naked and against the They went naked and against the cold and rain wore a long cloak of cold and rain wore a long cloak of guanaco skin, sometimes could be a guanaco skin, sometimes could be a fox or cururo, that covered from fox or cururo, that covered from neck to knees.neck to knees.

FoodFood

They ate birds, guanacos, and They ate birds, guanacos, and cururo, seafood found in the beach, cururo, seafood found in the beach, and wild fruits such as caulking or and wild fruits such as caulking or chaura.chaura.

ToolsTools

They made stone tools, bone and They made stone tools, bone and wood and lived in nature, without wood and lived in nature, without cultivating the land. Their main cultivating the land. Their main weapon was the bow and arrow. weapon was the bow and arrow.

ConclusionConclusion

In this research I realized how onas In this research I realized how onas used all means they did, especially in used all means they did, especially in his tools, I found a very interesting his tools, I found a very interesting topic where I want to know more topic where I want to know more about them.about them.

BibliographyBibliography

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selknamhttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selknam