Sailing Alone Around the World · Character
The Fuegians
Indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego encountered during the voyage.
minor
Also known as the savage Fuegians, the Fuegians
First appearance: VII
The Fuegians shows up with force in VII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Natives encountered in the Strait of Magellan, described as squalid and affected by 'firewater' trade.
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In VII: Natives encountered in the Strait of Magellan, described as squalid and affected by 'firewater' trade. Later, in Chapter X: Juan Fernandez and the Fuegian Arrow: Fuegian savages shoot an arrow at the Spray,…
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