The Ona people : life and death in Tierra del Fuego
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The Ona people : life and death in Tierra del Fuego
Documentary Educational Resources, c2007
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English narration; some dialogue in Ona and Spanish with English subtitles
"The Argentine Committee for Anthropological Films presents"
Credits: Text, scientific advisor, recording of Kiepja's chants, Anne Chapman; cinematography, Jorge Preloran
Originally released as a motion picture in 1977
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Summary: It is not known exactly when the Ona or Selk'nam people arrived in Tierra del Fuego, the island that forms the southern-most part of South America, but by the end of the 19th century, when Chileans, Argentinians and immigrant Europeans settled there, their stone age hunting culture had existed for some 9000 years. During the time the island was colonised, many of the Onas were killed and many more died of imported diseases. By 1977, when this film was completed, there were just one true Ona and five mestizos left. Using photographs taken during earlier anthropological expeditions, as well as interviews with the last survivors, this film first tells the story of the Onas' vanished way of life and then recounts how the people and their culture were wiped out by the coming of western civilisation