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Lautaro gave military training to his fellow Kawésqar
and made them work on improving their living conditions.
After a month he returned to Santiago and remained in
the capital for two more years. He married a Chilean
nurse and, in 1949, he returned with his wife to his
native land.
In Puerto Edén he took charge of the radio station,
while she took care of the policlinic.
One day something unusual happened: Lautaro disappeared
in company of a Kawésqar woman. He had escaped
from civilisation in a canoe to return to the nomadic
life. Other kawésqar followed, and under his
direction they installed a new indigenous community
in San Pedro. Once there they hunted sea lions and otter
and sold the fine pelts.
During three years the Kawésqar returned to their
old way life as organised nomadic hunters under the
guidance of a chief.
At the beginning of 1953 Lautaro along with the other
Kawésqar, drowned in Puerto Calatur, the estuary
of the Baker River. It was a misfortune for these people
and the survivors returned to Puerto Edén.
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