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Association For Peace And Reconciliation In Araucanía
The Association for Peace and Reconciliation in Araucanía (In Spanish: ; ''APRA'' for short) is a civic movement in the Araucanía Region that condemns arson attacks associated with the regional conflict and advocates for the defense of farmers and forestry workers affected by attacks directly related to the Mapuche conflict. The organization has been described by media as far-right for its anti- indigenist rhetoric. The organization is also critical of Mapuche community members in the area, whom it has described as "violentists", and according to its vice president, the organization "documents on social media the attacks by Mapuches against the rest of the Araucanians" History The organization first appeared in January 2019, in response to land occupations, arson attacks on truckers from extractive companies, and murders that occurred in the region. Among these, the most notable are the attack on the couple Werner Luchsinger and Vivianne Mackay in 2013, the death of Juan Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( , ) also known as Araucanians are a group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who share a common social, religious, and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage as Mapudungun speakers. Their homelands once extended from Choapa River, Choapa Valley to the Chiloé Archipelago and later spread eastward to Puelmapu, a land comprising part of the Pampas, Argentine pampa and Patagonia. Today the collective group makes up over 80% of the Indigenous peoples in Chile and about 9% of the total Chilean population. The Mapuche are concentrated in the Araucanía (historic region), Araucanía region. Many have migrated from rural areas to the cities of Santiago and Buenos Aires for economic opportunities, more than 92% of the Mapuches are from Chile. The Mapuche traditional e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
