Conflict and Exploitation in the Land of the Mapuche

Conflict and Exploitation in the Land of the Mapuche

    Presenter(s)

    Diana Paola Bencomo Miralles, Allison Elizabeth Bertke, Javier Castillo, David M. Speth

    Comments

    Presentation: 1:15-2:30, Kennedy Union Ballroom

    Description

    Our poster presentation is focused on the Mapuche People in Chile. This indigenous group has constantly clashed with the Chilean government over land sovereignty. Successive governments have taken land from the indigenous population to convert into pine plantations owned by forest and timber companies. In return, Mapuche activists have resorted to violent protests demanding the return of their ancestral land. They have occupied the plantations, torched forests and farmhouses, and destroyed forestry equipment and trucks. Clashes with police have left several Mapuches dead and dozens have been detained and imprisoned under an anti-terrorist law that dates from the military dictatorship of Pinochet. The loss of Mapuche territory is taking a heavy toll on the community as there is a detrimental effect on their health, while it threatens farming livelihoods and the Mapuche traditional way of life. This loss of territory also has an effect on the environment as deforestation, land degradation, and pollution all occur.

    Publication Date

    4-17-2024

    Project Designation

    Course Project - SPN 387 01

    Primary Advisor

    Francisco J. Penas-Bermejo

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Global Languages and Cultures

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences

    Institutional Learning Goals

    Critical Evaluation of Our Times; Diversity; Traditions

    Conflict and Exploitation in the Land of the Mapuche

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