Yahgan People: Ethnic group
The Yahgan (also called Yagán, Yaghan, Yámana, Yamana or Tequenica) are a group of indigenous peoples in the Southern Cone.
Their traditional territory includes the islands south of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. They are the world's southernmost human population.
 Yahgan people, 1883 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,600 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Argentina and Chile | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Yaghan (extinct) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion, Christian (mostly Protestant) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Qawasqar, Siane |
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