
The Ona People: Life and Death in Tierra del Fuego(1977)
Documents the life of the last generation of Selk'nam's. Their way of life, economy, rituals, chants, traditions, and their slow extinction after the colonization...
Movie: The Ona People: Life and Death in Tierra del Fuego

Los onas: Vida y muerte en Tierra del Fuego
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Documents the life of the last generation of Selk'nam's. Their way of life, economy, rituals, chants, traditions, and their slow extinction after the colonization...
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