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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.
An Artist's Alter Ego Brings Otherworldly Textiles to Life
A Chilean creative producer is using an alter ego to call attention to the importance of handmade garments.
Violence Between Landowners and Chile's Indigenous Is Only Getting Worse
The conflict stems from when the Chilean army invaded autonomous Mapuche land in the 19th century. Now the Mapuche are fighting violently to get it back.
Chileans Celebrated Columbus Day by Fighting with Cops
This Sunday, Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people stormed into Santiago for a demonstration and all hell broke loose.
Wrongly Imprisoned Indigenous Leader Says Chile's Mapuche People Are Being Victimized
Chile's indigenous Mapuche people claim that government actions against them are a tool to silence the community over land disputes.
An Anti-Terror Law is Inflaming Tensions in Chile's Indigenous Turf War
The legislation currently allows for the extended detention of suspects without charge and greater sentences upon conviction, as well as, most controversially, anonymous witness testimony as primary evidence.
Chile Is Locked in a Drawn-Out Battle with Its Indigenous Population
The tensions in the region have occasionally spilled into violence, claiming lives on both sides in a centuries-long battle.
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.