Villa Ukika Explained

Villa Ukika
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Antártica Chilena
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Cabo de Hornos
Pushpin Map:Chile
Coordinates:-54.9336°N -67.5911°W
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CLT
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:CLST
Utc Offset Dst:−3

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 2km (01miles) 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]

History

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informe de la Comisión Verdad Histórica y Nuevo Trato con los Pueblos Indígenas . Comisión Verdad Histórica y Nuevo Trato con los Pueblos Indígenas . 2009 . Ministerio de Planificación de Chile . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216205335/https://bibliotecadigital.indh.cl/bitstream/handle/123456789/268/nuevo-trato-indigena.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Información Turística . Gobernación de la Provincia Antártica Chilena . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216211343/http://www.gobernacionantartica.gov.cl/info_turismo/ . live .
  3. Web site: El Poblado de Ukika . Goñi Godoy, Adriana . 1998 . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216210508/https://www.aacademica.org/adrianagonigodoy/2.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Última representante del Pueblo Yagán cumple 84 años . 24 May 2012 . Prensa Antártica . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216212250/https://prensaantartica.cl/2012/05/24/ultima-representante-del-pueblo-yagan-cumple-84-anos/ . live .
  5. Web site: Bienes Nacionales transfiere cerca de 4 mil hectáreas al pueblo Yagán . 18 June 2016 . Prensa Antártica . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216210507/https://prensaantartica.cl/2016/06/18/bienes-nacionales-transfiere-cerca-de-4-mil-hectareas-al-pueblo-yagan/ . live .
  6. Book: De Santiago de Chile a Puerto Williams: El último pueblo del mundo . Anna Guerrero, Àngels Doñate . 16 February 2022 . 2014 . Cuadernos Livingstone . 9788490640777 . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701081524/https://books.google.com/books?id=GaHNAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT65 . live .
  7. Web site: Guía Étnica de Arquitectura Yagán . Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile . 2020 . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216212103/https://arquitectura.mop.gob.cl/centrodocumental/Documents/Guia_Etnica_Yagan.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Servicio lamenta partida de cultor y artesano yagán Martín González Calderón . 19 October 2020 . 16 February 2022 . Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural de Chile . 16 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216210916/https://www.patrimoniocultural.gob.cl/noticias/servicio-lamenta-partida-de-cultor-y-artesano-yagan-martin-gonzalez-calderon . live .
  9. Web site: ARTESANÍA DE JUNCOS LA ÚLTIMA VOZ DE LA RAZA YAGÁN . Indap . 16 February 2022 . 17 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217031445/https://www.indap.gob.cl/noticias/detalle/2014/10/06/artesan%C3%ADa-de-juncos-la-%C3%BAltima-voz-de-la-raza-yag%C3%A1n- . live .
  10. Book: Cocina patagónica y fueguina . 2001 . Carlos Pedro Vairo . Zagier & Urruty . 9781879568600 . 16 February 2022 . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701081523/https://books.google.com/books?id=77JQAQAAIAAJ . live .

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