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Strengthening Indigenous Languages in Chile

Ryan Seelau — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:45:28 +0000

During the past week, numerous articles related to indigenous languages in Chile have appeared in the news. While earlier this year there was a major report detailing the potential loss of indigenous languages in Chile (see our article on the … Continue reading →

Aymara Woman Likely to be First Indigenous Person Pardoned in Chile

Ryan Seelau — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:16:49 +0000

Last week multiple Chilean news sources reported that Garbeila Blas, an Aymara woman sentenced to twelve years for the death of her son, is likely to be pardoned by President Piñera in the upcoming weeks. As it stands now, Chile’s … Continue reading →

Diaguita Community Wins at Supreme Court, Halts “El Morro” Mining Project

Ryan Seelau — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:05:25 +0000

On Friday, April 27th, Chile’s Supreme Court issued another decision in favor of indigenous peoples. This adds to the list of recent decisions that are slowly advancing in Chile the indigenous right to consultation. This latest decision involved the Comunidad Agrícola los Huasco … Continue reading →

Court Orders Exploratory Drilling Halted Until Consultation with Aymara Community Occurs

Ryan Seelau — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:41:29 +0000

On Friday, March 30th, the Chilean Supreme Court decided their second case in a month where they ordered consultation with Indigenous peoples. The case came out of northern Chile where Aymara communities sought to stop prospective drilling occurring on their … Continue reading →

Atacameño Communities from Three Countries Sign Declaration About Land Rights

Ryan Seelau — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:00:31 +0000

As March came to a close, more than 150 Atacameño individuals from communities spanning three countries — Argentina, Bolivia and Chile — came together in San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) for the third Encuentro de Pueblos Atacameños Sin Fronteras (“Meeting of … Continue reading →

Chile’s Supreme Court Halts Wind Farm Project and Orders Consultation with Mapuche People

Ryan Seelau — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:00:17 +0000

On Friday, March 23rd, the Chilean Supreme Court handed down a decision in favor of a Huilliche-Mapuche community who were trying to stop Ecopower — a Chilean-Sweedish company — from building 56 wind turbines on the island of Chiloé. The … Continue reading →

Mapuche Man Commits Suicide in Prison

Ryan Seelau — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:23:24 +0000

On Saturday, March 3rd, a Mapuche man who was in a Temuco prison was found dead in his cell. The next day it was announced that the man had committed suicide by hanging himself with some cloth he had. The … Continue reading →

Mapuche Ask Government to Make Mapuzungun Official Language in Araucanía

Ryan Seelau — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:19:51 +0000

February 22nd was UNESCO’s annual International Mother Language Day and in Chile, Indigenous peoples used the day to draw attention to their native languages. Among the celebrations and demonstrations throughout the country was a call from some Mapuche organizations to … Continue reading →

Mapuche Families in Araucanía Region Receive Lands

Ryan Seelau — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:37 +0000

In an announcement posted on CONADI’s (the Chilean Indigenous development corporation) website on Wednesday, February 8th, it was announced that families of the Mapuche community of Huemal Curin de Loncoche received land from the government. Speciically, just under 85 hectares (210 … Continue reading →

Argentina: Mapuche Community and NBA All-Star Manu Ginobili in Conflict over Land

Ryan Seelau — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:09:31 +0000

A long-running case involving Manu Ginobili of the NBA (National Basketball Association) and the Mapuche community of Paichil Antriao (located in Argentina) made its way back into the Argentine press this week. The human rights organization, Observatorio de Derechos Humanos de … Continue reading →