Mapuche conflict
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The Mapuche conflict is a political and armed conflict that involves indigenous Mapuche communities, located in Araucanía and nearby regions of Chile and Argentina.
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Lautaro, a military leader of the Arauco War
Aucán Huilcamán, a Mapuche Indigenist political activist
The construction of the Ralco Hydroelectric Plant involved the relocation of Mapuche communities through land swaps, against the will of some families. Additionally, cemeteries and sacred ancestral sites important to the Mapuche religion were flooded.
Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco
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Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco is a radical, militant indigenist organization engaged in political violence in pursuit of attaining an autonomous Mapuche state in the territory they describe as "Wallmapu
Mapuche conflict
…Indigenists lack a central organization. Individuals and communities carry out their struggle independently by different means. Some groups, such as the Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco (CAM), have used violent tactics since 1998, while other groups have preferred non-violent tactics and institutional negotiations. Violent activists…
Llaitul (with mask) during his detention in 2022