Araucanía
Chile Is Sending Troops to Crack Down on an Indigenous Tribe and Create 'Peace'
The Indigenous Mapuche say they are only fighting for their ancestral lands which have been taken over by wealthy landowners and logging companies.
Chile Is Locked in a Drawn-Out Battle with Its Indigenous Population
On March 12, Francisco Huenchumilla—governor of the south-central Araucanía region—apologized to the country’s indigenous Mapuche people for “the theft of [their] lands by the state.” But the Mapuche people want more than an apology.
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