Mapuche territory

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ancestral territory cultural region disputed territory historical region indigenous territory

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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mapuche cultural sphere	2
Leftraru region (Mapuche territory)	1
Mapuche communities and lands	1
Mapuche territorial claims	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancestral territory ⓘ cultural region ⓘ disputed territory ⓘ historical region ⓘ indigenous territory ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup	Huilliche NERFINISHED ⓘ Lafkenche NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapuche NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagche NERFINISHED ⓘ Pewenche NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean state NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Mapu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallmapu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	lonko leadership system ⓘ machi healing practices ⓘ ngillatun ceremony ⓘ
hasLanguage	Mapudungun NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOngoingStruggle	defense against extractive industries ⓘ legal recognition of territorial rights ⓘ political autonomy ⓘ protection of sacred sites ⓘ restitution of ancestral lands ⓘ
hasPart	Araucanía region NERFINISHED ⓘ Biobío region NERFINISHED ⓘ Chubut Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Lagos region NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Ríos region NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuquén Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngulumapu NERFINISHED ⓘ Puelmapu NERFINISHED ⓘ Río Negro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallmapu NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasReligion	Mapuche spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent	Arauco War NERFINISHED ⓘ Argentine state expansion into Patagonia ⓘ Chilean state expansion into Araucanía ⓘ Conquest of the Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacification of Araucanía NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–Mapuche conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaties between Mapuche and Spanish Crown ⓘ
historicallyOccupiedBy	Mapuche people NERFINISHED ⓘ
landUse	forestry ⓘ livestock herding ⓘ small‑scale agriculture ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ
locatedIn	Argentina ⓘ Chile ⓘ South America ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ south‑central Chile ⓘ
recognizedAs	indigenous territory by international human rights bodies ⓘ
relatedTo	ILO Convention 169 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	environmental conflicts with forestry companies ⓘ human rights reports ⓘ hydroelectric project disputes ⓘ indigenous autonomy movements ⓘ land rights conflicts ⓘ
traditionalInhabitants	Mapuche people NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Lautaro → countryOfCitizenship → Mapuche territory ⓘ

Cholchol → hasCulturalRegion → Mapuche territory ⓘ

Malleco Province → hasCulturalRegion → Mapuche territory ⓘ

Padre Las Casas → hasIndigenousTerritories → Mapuche territory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mapuche communities and lands

Wallmapu → isCentralTo → Mapuche territory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mapuche territorial claims

Picunche people → partOf → Mapuche territory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mapuche cultural sphere

Promaucae people → partOf → Mapuche territory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mapuche cultural sphere

Lautaro → placeOfBirth → Mapuche territory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Leftraru region (Mapuche territory)