lonko

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A lonko is a traditional Mapuche and Huilliche community leader or chief who holds political and spiritual authority within the group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftainship role
traditional leadership title
foundInRegion Araucanía region NERFINISHED
Patagonia NERFINISHED
Southern Chile NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityType political authority
spiritual authority
hasCollectiveBody council of lonkos
hasGenderAssociation often male
hasRole chief
community leader
historicallySignificantIn Mapuche resistance to colonization
languageOfTerm Mapudungun
locatedInCulture Huilliche culture GENERATED
Mapuche culture GENERATED
partOf Huilliche social organization
Mapuche social organization
recognizedBy Huilliche customary law
Mapuche customary law
relatedConcept machi
toqui
responsibleFor conflict resolution
inter-community relations
political decision-making
representation before external authorities
ritual leadership
subClassOf indigenous leader
tribal chief
usedBy Huilliche people NERFINISHED
Mapuche people NERFINISHED

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