Police Raids During Catrillanca Verdict Seen as Repression Tactics
ARAUCANÍA – Several raids by the investigations police (PDI) in La Araucanía Region were met it violence that has left one officer dead and at...
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Indigenous Peoples Assigned 17 Seats at Constitutional Assembly
SANTIAGO – At least 17 of the 155 people who will be in charge of writing a new Constitution in Chile will be of indigenous...
Accused in Catrillanca Case Breaks Silence: “I Was Told to Lie”
TEMUCUICUI – Carlos Alarcón, the suspected killer of Mapuche Camilo Catrillanca in November 2018, testified on Wednesday in court. In his longest defense so far,...
A Day of Dignity for the Selk’nam People
Though Nov. 25 marks a dark time in their history, members of the Indigenous community Selk’nam Covadonga Ona are reclaiming the date as a ‘Day of...
Piñera Visits La Araucanía, Announces Indigenous Holiday and Special Coordinator
TEMUCO – President Piñera is visiting the southern regions of Chile. The La Araucanía region, the stage of unrest for a long time now, is...
In Congress: Bill To Guarantee Indigenous Seats At Constitutional Convention
SANTIAGO — The body in charge of rewriting Chile’s constitution will be a convention composed of 155 members elected by public vote. A bill to...
Standoff Between Mapuche and Minister After Announced Occupations
SANTIAGO — Tensions in the La Araucanía region reemerged. Six Mapuche communities sent a letter to the president saying that they would begin occupying territories...
Increase Of Violence In The Arauco Province
SANTIAGO — Arson attacks in the southern regions of Chile have become more common. The province of Arauco, located in the Biobío Region, has seen...
Indigenous Chango People Recognized By The Chilean State
SANTIAGO — After three years of examination, Congress approved a bill that recognizes Chango people as an official ethnic group. The term “Chango” was first...
Elicura Chihuailaf First Mapuche To Receive National Literature Prize
SANTIAGO — Elicura Chihuailaf was awarded the 2020 National Literature Prize. The poet is the first Mapuche writer to receive this acknowledgement. He has been...