Astros, meteoros, animales y personas: Una aproximación al imaginario y valores Kawésqar

Abstract

In the present text we will try to accede to a part of the imaginary and kawesqar values (fueguino people of the Patagonian Chilean archipelago) through a sample of six selected folktales of a repertoire of 22, narrated by Mr. Francisco Arroyo and personally registered during the ethnographic work realized in Port Eden between October, 2008 and February, 2009, and October-November, 2010. Grouped in three categories: 1. Stars and meteorological phenomenon; 2. Animals; 3. People; we present the complete story of each of the elect, to analyze and then reflect on the content transmitted stories and the consequences that follow from this. Finally, as a synthesis we highlight the most significant collection of stories constants, as indicators that mark the imaginary kawesqar and their associated values.