Cristina Calderón
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Cristina Calderón (May 24, 1928[1] – February 16, 2022) was a Chilean writer. She was born in Puerto Williams, Navarino Island. She was the last living full-blooded Yaghan person after the death of her 84 year-old sister Úrsula in 2005.[2][3] She was also the last native speaker of the Yaghan language.[4]
Calderón was honored as the Illustrious Daughter of the Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica. She was also recognized by the National Council of Culture and the Arts as a Living Human Treasure by UNESCO in 2003.[5]
Calderón died on February 16, 2022 in Punta Arenas, Chile from COVID-19 at the age of 93.[6]
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Traditional Yahgan basket, woven by Abuela Cristina Calderón
References
- ↑ Cristian Muñoz Vera. Cristina Calderón representará a la Región de Magallanes en la elección de la mujer del Bicentenario (in spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ↑ Jackie Hailey (October 14, 2005). Extinction on the horizon for indigenous tribe in Chile: Second-To-Last Yagana Woman Dies Of A Heart Attack. Santiago. http://www.mapuche-nation.org/english/html/news/n-88.htm. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ Azúa, Mauricio. Mujer yagana busca preservar lengua a través de diccionario (in spanish)La Estrella de Arica. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ↑ Jack Hitt (February 29, 2004). Say No More. New York. p. 52. . https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/29/magazine/say-no-more.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ↑ Biobíochile.cl. Última representante del pueblo Yagan cumple 83 años en Puerto Williams (in spanish) (May 26, 2011). Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ Fallece a los 93 años Cristina Calderón, la última hablante del idioma Yagán (in Spanish)