Chile declares state of emergency over Mapuche conflict
Oct 12, 2021 · Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has announced a state of emergency and deployed troops to two southern regions where clashes have broken out between Mapuche Indigenous people and security...
Chile's Mapuche indigenous group fights for rights - BBC
The Mapuche make up about 12% of Chile's population and are by far its largest indigenous group. They have long been fighting for recognition as Chile's constitution - drawn up during Gen Augusto...
A journey through Chile’s conflict with Mapuche rebel groups
Apr 12, 2021 · What had been a simmering conflict between the Mapuche and the Chilean state over inequality, land ownership, discrimination and cultural identity since the end of the 1800s has today exploded...
Chile's Mapuche indigenous group fights for rights - BBC News
Nov 26, 2020 · The Mapuche make up about 12% of Chile's population and are by far its largest indigenous group. They have long been fighting for recognition as Chile's constitution - drawn up during Gen Augusto...
March in Chile as Mapuche Indigenous mark Day ... - Associated Press News
Oct 13, 2024 · Hundreds of Mapuche Indigenous people and sympathizers took part in a day of resistance and autonomy for Indigenous people in Santiago, marking 532 years since Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas. (AP video by Alexandre Plaza) Published 1:17 PM PDT, October 13, 2024.
Chile president decrees state of emergency in nation’s south - AP News
Oct 13, 2021 · SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency Tuesday in 72 communities in two regions of southern Chile amid disturbances and attacks sometimes claimed by Indigenous Mapuche …
‘The land is still alive’: A Mapuche leader’s fight for home in ...
Nov 16, 2023 · ‘The land is still alive’: A Mapuche leader’s fight for home in Argentina. Betiana Colhuan, a Mapuche leader, is leading an effort to reclaim national park land considered sacred to her people.
Clashes between Chilean security forces and indigenous Mapuche …
Nov 4, 2021 · Two members of Chile's indigenous Mapuche community died and three others were injured on Wednesday in clashes with security forces, the government said.
Chilean President forms Commission to solve Mapuche crisis
Jun 22, 2023 · Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font set up a Commission for Peace and Understanding to lay the “foundations for a lasting and sustainable solution to the long-standing intercultural conflict between the Chilean State and the Mapuche people,” it was announced Wednesday in Santiago during the National Day of Indigenous Peoples holiday.
Chile’s New Constitution: An Opportunity to End the Mapuche …
Apr 23, 2021 · As Chilean citizens overwhelmingly voted in favour of drafting a new constitution that will replace the current, Pinochet-era text, there is now the unique opportunity to finally begin to settle the centuries-old struggle of the Mapuche communities in Chile and enshrine their rights in the foundations of the country.