They were one of the last native groups in south america to be encountered by migrant ethnic europeans, mainly british in the late 19th century. Selknam mythology is the body of myths of the selknam and haush people of tierra del fuego. The austrian martin gusinde, who lived in this region for a long time and. Martin gusinde 18861969 memoria chilena, biblioteca. Although his initial mission was to convert the indians among whom he lived, gusinde in fact ended up doing the very opposite. The selknam, also known as the onawo or ona people, are an indigenous people in the patagonian region of southern argentina and chile, including the tierra del fuego islands. He integrated himself into their tightknit communities to gain a comprehensive understanding of their practices, particularly initiation rites and adolescent rituals. A german missionary sent to tierra del fuego in 1919 by his congregation, martin gusinde was a major americanist and ethnographer from the first half of the twentieth century. A striking photographic testimonial to the people of tierra del fuego, a society defined by magic, spirits, and communion with nature. Martin gusinde was a german missionary who traveled to the southernmost tip of south america in 1919 in order to do what missionaries do, convert the locals to christianity. Instead, he was introduced to the cultures of the indigenous people who lived on the archipelago of tierra del fuego.
Between 1918 and 1924, gusinde worked extensively in tierra del fuego, documenting the native populations there. In the selknam and haush mythology, cosmos is divided in four shoon or. Tierra del fuego, its ancient inhabitants, and the. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Selknam mythology is known today primarily from the austrian ethnologist martin gusinde and the francoamerican ethnologist anne chapmans works. The german missionary martin gusinde arrived in tierra del fuego in 1919. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
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