Mapuche
Americannoun
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Mapuche,
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Mapuches
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a member of an ethnically diverse Indigenous people of Chile and Argentina.
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Also called Mapudungan. the Araucanian language of the Mapuche people, spoken in parts of Chile and Argentina.
adjective
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Mapuche
First recorded in 1875–80; from Mapuche, equivalent to mapu “land” + che “people,” a self-designation
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In sometimes violent protests against economic inequality that exploded across Chile in October of 2019 — set off by a 4-cent increase in subway fares — Mapuche symbols and slogans were ubiquitous.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Several arson attacks and blockades took place early Thursday morning ahead of his visit to the Araucania region, where Mapuche groups have been demanding the return of ancestral lands for years.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
Barichivich sees himself as a third-generation protector of the tree and identifies with the Indigenous Mapuche people and their concept of the “spirit of the forest.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2022
She will replace Elizabeth Gomez Alcorta who resigned after opposing the eviction of a group of indigenous Mapuche women from land in the southern Patagonia region.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2022
But the referendum comes at a time when a long-simmering conflict between Mapuche indigenous groups and the Chilean state has escalated.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2022
How far the pope goes in any statement supporting the Mapuches will be closely watched, and even fretted over.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2018
A Mapuche choir will participate in the Mass, and afterward the pope will have lunch with a group of Mapuches hand-picked by local bishops.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2018
Mr. Parvulesco says his politics defy easy categorization, but denies he wants to marginalize the Mapuches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2015
A year ago, he founded an organization called Fundación Chile Intercultural to promote the rights of Mapuches and to foster a better understanding about their cause among the general population.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
The disagreement over the flag reflects some of the larger issues that have pitted Mapuches against some Chileans of European decent, a gap that Mr. Coñuepan seeks to bridge.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
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