Selk'nam genocide
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The Selk'nam genocide was the genocide of the Selk'nam people, one of three indigenous tribes populating Tierra del Fuego in South America, from the second half of the 19th to the early 20th century. The genocide spanned a period of between ten and fifteen years. The Selk'nam had an estimated population of 4,000 people around the 1880s but saw their numbers reduced to 500 by the early 1900s.[2][3]
1850–1930 genocide of indigenous people in Tierra del Fuego
| Selk'nam genocide | |
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| Part of Genocide of indigenous peoples | |
 Julius Popper standing next to an unclothed dead Selk'nam and his men. | |
| Location | Tierra del Fuego, Argentina and Chile |
| Date | late 19th to early 20th century |
Attack type | Genocidal massacre, Internment, Bounty killings |
| Deaths | Unknown, population decline from c. 4000 around 1850 to c. 100 in 1930[1] |
| Victims | Selk'nam tribe |
| Perpetrators | Julius Popper and his exploring company Ramón Lista and his detachment of soldiers José Menéndez and the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego |
| Motive | Utilitarian genocide |
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