Mapuche people

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The Mapuche people are an Indigenous group of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina known for their resilient resistance to Spanish colonization and rich cultural traditions, language (Mapudungun), and communal land-based way of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
alsoSpeak Spanish
surface form: Spanish language
continent South America
country Argentina
Chile
culturalPractice collective land tenure
extended family communities (lof)
machitún healing practices
historicalConflictWith Argentina
surface form: Republic of Argentina

Chile
surface form: Republic of Chile

Spanish Empire
knownFor Mapudungun language
communal land-based way of life
resistance to Spanish colonization
rich oral tradition
silverwork
weaving
languageFamily Araucanian languages
mainLanguage Mapudungun
majorHistoricalEvent Arauco War
Occupation of Araucanía
nativeTo south-central Chile
southwestern Argentina
region La Araucanía Region
surface form: Araucanía Region

Chubut Province
Los Lagos Region
Los Ríos Region
Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province
religion Mapuche spirituality
ritual Machi healing ceremony
Nguillatun
signedTreaty Parliament of Quilín
signedTreatyWith Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
subgroup Huilliche
Lafkenche
Pehuenche
Picunche
traditionalAuthority Lonko
Toqui
traditionalBelief Ngen spirits
Ngenechen
Pillan
traditionalEconomy agriculture
cattle raising
forestry and gathering
traditionalHealer Machi
traditionalTerritory Wallmapu
UNRecognition Indigenous peoples’ rights under UNDRIP
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin alphabet (for Mapudungun)

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Galvarino hasHeritage Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Galvarino hasEthnicGroup Mapuche people
Chileans ethnicCompositionIncludes Mapuche people
Drimys winteri usedBy Mapuche people
History of Chile hasPreColumbianCulture Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Penco belligerent Mapuche people
Battle of Penco involvedEthnicGroup Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Tucapel belligerent Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Tucapel involvedEthnicGroup Mapuche people
Colocolo ethnicity Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Pelantaro ethnicity Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Millarapue hasParticipant Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Millarapue opponent Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Quiapo belligerent Mapuche people
Battle of Quiapo involvedEthnicGroup Mapuche people
Picunche people relatedEthnicallyTo Mapuche people
Picunche people culturallyRelatedTo Mapuche people
Picunche people neighboringGroup Mapuche people
Battle of Marihueñu hasParticipant Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Battle of Marihueñu belligerent Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Cunco people ethnicallyRelatedTo Mapuche people
Cunco people partOf Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Araucanian peoples
Cunco people culturallyRelatedTo Mapuche people
Battle of Lagunillas hasParticipant Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche
Promaucae people relatedEthnicGroup Mapuche people
Querandí people neighboringGroup Mapuche people
Battle of Curalaba belligerent Mapuche people
this entity surface form: Mapuche