Chile
171
Carvajal, Victor (text)
Urquiza, Carlos (illus.)
Sakanusoyin, cazador de Tierra del Fuego
(Sakanusoyin, hunter from Tierra del Fuego)
Santiago de Chile : Aguilar Chilena de Ed., 2000. – 119pp
(Alfaguara juvenil)
ISBN 956-239-115-9
Tierra del Fuego - Ona <people> (=Selknam) -Hunt - Love of nature
There is a growing awareness of the indigenous cultural heritage in Latin America. This
book taking up old myths is set in Tierra del Fuego. The boy Sakanusoyin, excellent
hunter, is the hope of his people which suffers from the depletion of Guanacos, their main
source of nutrition. But because he regards the animals as his kin, he is faced with a
dilemma. The wanderings through the forests together with Salisuyosin (a boy his age), are
also a process of initiation. The calm tone of the story and the figurative language
advocate the love of nature and introduce the reader to the traditions and myths of the no
longer existing Selknam people. (11+) (Premio Consejo Nacional del Libro y de la Lectura)
<>