On the Path to the Constitutional Convention: Chapter 1
Elections for the Constitutional Convention are fast approaching. On Apr. 11, Chileans will go to the polls to choose the 155 representatives who will be...
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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...
Supreme Court Confirms Ancestral Water Rights To The Aymara
by Diego Rivera
ARICA – A northern indigenous community received the rights to its ancestral waters in a historic ruling by the Chilean Supreme Court. This comes after...
Indigenous Representation in Constitutional Process Undecided
SANTIAGO – Indigenous leaders demand to be included if a new Constitution is drafted. A first draft for the possible constituent process was published without...
Chilean School Kids to Get Aymara, Rapa Nui and Mapuche Lunches Served
Chilean school children will get lunches offered that originate from the kitchens of the indigenous peoples. Plates from the Mapuche, Aymara and Rapa Nui will...
Selk’Nam Comics, Mapuche Pop-Art: Native Culture Revives In Modern Form
SANTIAGO – Chilean history is a braid of nationalist themes, Spanish conquest and colonies, and the ancient traditions and heritages of the land’s indigenous peoples....
The Aymara in Chile: All about surviving
Most people in Chile are familiar with its largest indigenous group, the Mapuche, but they have trouble naming any of the others. The Aymara are...
The Wiphala: what does this indigenous flag mean?
Brian O‘Sullivan is an expert on the O’Higgins region, running O‘Higgins Tours. In a series of guest blogs, he writes about Chilean culture. Today in part four, O’Sullivan...