Originally, the Selk’nam did not have flags, but this one was created by children and women at the #Salesianmission on #DawsonIsland. The Selk’nam believed that when they died, they became stars. Maria Margarita Vasquez Chogue (Pilar), on the banks of the #straitofMagellan.
She holds the #Selknam flag and raises her fist as a sign of struggle and resistance
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/oct/03/we-are-alive-and-we-are-here-chiles-lost-tribe-celebrates-long-awaited-recognition
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‘We are alive and we are here’: Chile’s lost tribe celebrates long-awaited recognition
The Selk’nam were almost wiped out by colonisers in the 19th century, and for years their existence was denied. Now they hope to finally claim their rights as one of Chile’s original peoples
Peter Riley