BUFFALO, N.Y. -- If you ask the Mapuche people of south-central Chile, they will tell you the Chilean history books have their story all wrong. The Spanish-dominated Chileans write the “official” ...

Since succumbing to the Chilean military in the late 19th century the Mapuche, anIndigenous community centered in the Province of Araucanía and constituting roughly 13% ofChile’s national population, ...

The conflict between Chilean authorities and the indigenous Mapuche community is far from being relegated to the pages of history. Recent months have seen protests by Mapuche people and several ...

HOW far can the clock be turned back? That is the question facing Chile's government in the Araucanía region, the homeland of the Mapuche Indians in the country's forested south. Under a law approved ...

The model for the "Mapuche nation" he foresees in the central southern region of Chile is based on the autonomous rule enjoyed by Basques and Catalans in Spain. But the hurdles he faces are numerous, ...

This article is part of Right to Protest, a partnership project with human rights organisations CELS and INCLO, with support from the ACLU, examining the power of protest and its fundamental role in ...