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Echoes of the Past, Voices for the Future: The Kawésqar in the Age of Climate Change

Francisco González

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#climate_change

#polar_context

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Summary

1. History

2. The Kawésqar Concept of Territory and Landscape

3. Kawésqar and Climate Change

4. State, Environmental Protection, and the Kawésqar Problem

5. Ambitions and Hopes of Today's Kawésqar

6. The Recent Inuit-Kawésqar Encounter

Discussion​

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Founder and President of Pueblo Kawésqar Foundation

2020 - 2024

Francisco J. González Alvarez

2001: IT technician

2010: Tour Guide (Journeys through culture and nature in Patagonia)

2012: Member of the Kawésqar indigenous community Ancón Sin Salida.

2019: Tourism entrepreneur - Čenák.

2020: President Pueblo Kawésqar Foundation

2021: Member of the Civil Society Organizations in Chile. 

2022: Director of the National Network of Indigenous Tourism of Chile. 

2023: Director of Ko Aswál - The Next Day Initiative, Zürich - Switzerland.

2024: Documentary Film Director: Ko Aswál.

Discussion

1. Importance of Indigenous Concepts: What value does the indigenous worldview on nature and the environment hold today?

2. Recognition of Rights: How can we promote the recognition and protection of the territorial rights of the Kawésqar and other indigenous people?

3. Climate Change and Indigenous Communities: In what ways can indigenous peoples be leaders in the fight against climate change?

4. Cultural Exchange: What lessons can emerge from encounters between different indigenous peoples, such as the Inuit and the Kawésqar?

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