Villa Ukika is a rural area located in the commune of Cabo de Hornos, in the Antártica Chilena Province of the Magallanes Region of Chile. Located 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Puerto Williams, on Navarino Island, it is known for being the place where the descendants of the last representatives of the Yaghan people live.[1][2]
Villa Ukika | |
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  Villa Ukika | |
| Coordinates: 54°56′01″S 67°35′28″W / 54.93361°S 67.59111°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Magallanes |
| Province | Antártica Chilena |
| Commune | Cabo de Hornos |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
History edit
Villa Ukika was established in 1967[3] after the naval authorities of Puerto Williams decided to transfer the Yaghans who inhabited the Bahía Mejillones sector. The following decade, the population of the village reached 58 inhabitants. In the same period, the acculturation of the Yaghans took place, as a result of easier access to health services, education and communications.[1]
Towards the end of the 1990s in Villa Ukika, there were 14 houses, most of them built in wood and brass and occupied by their owners.[1][3] Among the best known inhabitants of the town were sisters Úrsula and Cristina Calderón, the last native speakers of the Yaghan language.[4]
The Yaghans residing in Villa Ukika owns a large part of the buildings on the site, as well as surrounding land.[5]
Services edit
In Villa Ukika there is the "Centro de Artesanía Yagán Kipa-Ákar" — "Casa de la Mujer" in the Yaghan language,[6] built between 2003 and 2004[7] and in which Yaghan handicrafts are exhibited and sold, consisting of basketry made reeds and scale replicas of the canoes used to navigate the southern channels.[8][9] Gastronomy is also presented, consisting mainly of marine products.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c Comisión Verdad Histórica y Nuevo Trato con los Pueblos Indígenas (2009). Ministerio de Planificación de Chile (ed.). "Informe de la Comisión Verdad Histórica y Nuevo Trato con los Pueblos Indígenas" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Información Turística". Gobernación de la Provincia Antártica Chilena. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b Goñi Godoy, Adriana (1998). "El Poblado de Ukika" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Última representante del Pueblo Yagán cumple 84 años". Prensa Antártica. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Bienes Nacionales transfiere cerca de 4 mil hectáreas al pueblo Yagán". Prensa Antártica. 18 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Anna Guerrero, Àngels Doñate (2014). De Santiago de Chile a Puerto Williams: El último pueblo del mundo. Cuadernos Livingstone. ISBN 9788490640777. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Guía Étnica de Arquitectura Yagán" (PDF). Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Servicio lamenta partida de cultor y artesano yagán Martín González Calderón". Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural de Chile. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "ARTESANÍA DE JUNCOS LA ÚLTIMA VOZ DE LA RAZA YAGÁN". Indap. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Carlos Pedro Vairo (2001). Cocina patagónica y fueguina. Zagier & Urruty. ISBN 9781879568600. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.