Mapuche territory

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Mapuche territory refers to the ancestral lands of the Mapuche people in south-central Chile and parts of Argentina, characterized by their enduring indigenous culture, history of resistance, and ongoing struggles for land and autonomy.

All labels observed (8)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancestral territory
cultural region
disputed territory
historical region
indigenous territory
associatedEthnicGroup Huilliche
Lafkenche
Mapuche
linked to: Mapuche people

Nagche
Pewenche
characterizedBy Mapudungun language
ceremonial sites
communal land tenure traditions
enduring indigenous culture
rural communities
spiritual relationship with land
culturalSignificance symbol of Mapuche identity
symbol of indigenous resistance in Argentina
symbol of indigenous resistance in Chile
environmentType Andean mountains
Patagonian steppe
lakes and rivers
temperate forests
governedBy Argentine state
Chilean state
linked to: Chile
hasAlternativeName Mapu
linked to: Wallmapu

Wallmapu
hasCulturalPractice lonko leadership system
machi healing practices
ngillatun ceremony
hasLanguage Mapudungun
hasOngoingStruggle defense against extractive industries
legal recognition of territorial rights
political autonomy
protection of sacred sites
restitution of ancestral lands
hasPart Araucanía region
Biobío region
linked to: Biobío Region

Chubut Province
Los Lagos region
linked to: Los Lagos Region

Los Ríos region
linked to: Los Ríos Region

Neuquén Province
Ngulumapu
Puelmapu
Río Negro Province
Wallmapu
hasReligion Mapuche spirituality
linked to: Mapuche mythology
historicalEvent Arauco War
Argentine state expansion into Patagonia
Chilean state expansion into Araucanía
Conquest of the Desert
Pacification of Araucanía
Spanish–Mapuche conflicts
linked to: Arauco War

Treaties between Mapuche and Spanish Crown
historicallyOccupiedBy Mapuche people
landUse forestry
livestock herding
small‑scale agriculture
subsistence farming
locatedIn Argentina
Chile
South America
locatedInRegion Patagonia
south‑central Chile
recognizedAs indigenous territory by international human rights bodies
relatedTo ILO Convention 169
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
subjectOf environmental conflicts with forestry companies
human rights reports
hydroelectric project disputes
indigenous autonomy movements
land rights conflicts
traditionalInhabitants Mapuche people

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malleco Province hasCulturalRegion Mapuche territory
Wallmapu isCentralTo Mapuche territorial claims
linked to: Mapuche territory
Lautaro countryOfCitizenship Mapuche territory
Lautaro placeOfBirth Leftraru region (Mapuche territory)
linked to: Mapuche territory
Padre Las Casas hasIndigenousTerritories Mapuche communities and lands
linked to: Mapuche territory
Cholchol hasCulturalRegion Mapuche territory
Picunche people partOf Mapuche cultural sphere
linked to: Mapuche territory
Promaucae people partOf Mapuche cultural sphere
linked to: Mapuche territory
Ercilla hasCulturalRegion Mapuche territory
Promaucae culturalSphere Mapuche cultural area
linked to: Mapuche territory
Ngulu Mapu relatedTerm Mapuche territory
Araucanian culturalRegion Mapuche territory
Pehuenche people partOf Mapuche culture area
linked to: Mapuche territory
Pehuenche people region Wallmapu (Mapuche ancestral territory)
linked to: Mapuche territory