Lidia González
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27 April 1967
Lidia González | |
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| Member of the Constitutional Convention of Chile | |
| In office July 4, 2021 – July 4, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Constituency | Yagán at-large |
| Councillor of Cabo de Hornos | |
| In office December 6, 2008 – December 6, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lidia Cristina González Calderón 27 April 1967 |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Lidia Cristina González Calderón (born 1967) is a Yaghan (or Yámana) politician in Chile. González is a former city council member in Cabo de Hornos and previously served at the helm of the National Corporation for Indigenous Development (CONADI) in Antártica Chilena Province. In 2021, González was elected to represent the Yaghan nation in the Chilean Constitutional Convention, which grants the indigenous nation a reserved seat.[1]
González is the daughter of Cristina Calderón, who was the last living full-blooded Yaghan person from 2005 until her death in 2022.[2]
González was born in 1967 in Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region to Cristina Calderón and Teodosio González, the youngest of ten daughters. She moved with her parents to Cabo de Hornos as a child, and attended a boarding school to receive her education. Calderón has stated she suffered discrimination for her indigenous background from an early age, and as an adult would be inspired to learn traditional Yaghan basketry.[3] In 1996, González formed the "Ukika Family Ethnic Garden" in Puerto Williams, Magallanes Region.[4]