Cristina Calderón Harban (born May 24, 1928) is a singer and ethnographer, the last purebred representative of the Indian people of the Yagan , she is the last native speaker of the Yagan language .
| Christina Calderon | |
|---|---|
| Cristina calderón | |
| Date of Birth | May 24, 1928 (91 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Puerto Williams , Fr. Navarino , Chile |
| Citizenship | Chile |
| Occupation | , |
| Awards and prizes | [d] ( 2009 ) |
| miscellanea | the last representative of the Yagan people, also the only native Yagan speaker |
In 1946, at least 60 people spoke Yagan [1] . But by the beginning of the XXI century, in Chile, and possibly all over the world, there were only three native speakers of the Yagan language - Cristina Calderon, her sister Ursula Calderón Harban (25rsula Calderón Harban, 1925-2003) and her sister-in-law Emeralda Akunya (1921-2005). After the death of Akunya on October 12, 2005 at the age of 84 [2] , “Abuela” (Spanish: “Grandmother”) Calderon is considered the only native speaker of this language. Together with her granddaughter Cristina Zárraga and sister Ursula, Cristina Calderon published the 2005 book Hai Kur Mamashu Shis (“I Want to Tell You a Story”), which contains Yagan tales told to her by older generations of the tribe. Cristina Zarraga translated the book into Spanish, Jacqueline Windh into English ( I want to tell you a story ).
Now Christina Calderon lives in the village of Uquica, on the outskirts of Puerto Williams , and earns a living by selling handmade souvenirs to tourists.
Notes
- ↑ According to the expedition of a Chilean doctor and anthropologist Alejandro Lipschutz
- ↑ Jackie Hailey. Extinction on the Horizon for Indigenous Tribe in Chile: Second-To-Last Yagana Woman Dies Of A Heart Attack . The Santiago Times. October 14, 2005.
Links
- Última representante del pueblo Yagan cumple 83 años en Puerto Williams
- Cristina Calderón, la última portadora de las palabras del fin del mundo
- Hai kur mamashu shis Ediciones Kultrún, Validivia, Chile, 2005, 80 pp. - ISBN 956-7291-48-9
- Christina Calderon talks in her native language about her life and her people on YouTube
- Cristina Zárraga . Brief biografies of Úrsula Calderón and Cristina Calderón. In the book: Ricardo Rozzi. Multi-ethnic Bird Guide of the Sub-Antarctic Forests of South America . - University of North Texas Press, 2010 .-- S. 38-39. - 235 p. - ISBN 9781574412826 .