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Fuegians

Fuegians are a group of people who live in a place called Tierra del Fuego, which is at the very bottom of South America. Tierra del Fuego is a very cold and windy place, almost like living in a big snow globe! Fuegians have lived there for a very, very long time, even before the Spanish explorers arrived.

Fuegians used to live in huts made from wood and skins of animals. They were very skilled at hunting and fishing, and relied on these activities to survive. They would often travel in canoes made out of the bark of trees to catch fish. They were also very good at making clothes out of animal skins to keep themselves warm.

The Fuegians lived in small family groups, and the language they spoke was unique and different from other languages in the region. They communicated using whistles and different sounds to convey messages.

When European explorers arrived in Tierra del Fuego, they brought with them diseases that the Fuegians were not immune to. This caused a decline in the Fuegian population, and many of them were taken away from their homes and forced to live in different places.

Today, there are still some Fuegians living in Tierra del Fuego, but they have changed a lot since their ancestors lived there. They now live in houses and speak Spanish, just like many other people in South America.