(Scanned from postcard) The Selk'nam or Ona people, and related tribes, were indigenous to inland Tierra del Fuego (and southern mainland Patagonia). They hunted guanaco and other animals. They were wiped out soon after the arrival of white missionaries and ranchers, mainly through disease but many were also hunted/murdered by ranchers whose sheep they stole. The survivors led a pitiful existance being forced to adopt European lifestyles on missions before slowly dwindling to extinction through disease, alcoholism and despair. The only European to live amongst the Ona and learn their language and customs before they became extinct was E. Lucas Bridges - his account of his life in Tierra del Fuego, 'Uttermost Part Of The Earth' is highly recommended (new edition available from www.amazon.co.uk).