This work aims to present a set of photographs about the indigenous canoeros of the extreme south of America: the kaweskar or alacalufes, who have been subjected to the most humiliating qualifications and prejudices. These photographs reflect this pejorative vision and the alleged extreme environmental conditions to which they were subjected. The ships that used the route of the southern waters in their itinerary, made the crewmen obliged to witness the passage of the canoes and the evident physical and moral decadence of the natives. The alcohol, the tobacco and the misery they projected by being dressed in rags of clothing were directly responsible for this vision.