Lafkenche people

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The Lafkenche people are a Mapuche subgroup indigenous to the coastal regions of south-central Chile and Argentina, known for their close cultural, spiritual, and economic relationship with the sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mapuche subgroup
indigenous people
collectiveOrganization Lafkenche territorial organizations
conflictOver access to marine resources
coastal land rights
country Argentina
Chile
culturalHeritage Mapuche maritime knowledge
traditional navigation and fishing techniques
culturalPractice collective management of coastal resources
oral tradition
rituals linked to the sea
culturalRegion Wallmapu NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Argentina NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
ethnonymMeaning people of the sea
itrofilMongenMeaning biodiversity and balance of all forms of life
language Mapudungun NERFINISHED
languageVariety Lafkenche variety of Mapudungun
legalInstrument Ley Lafkenche NERFINISHED
legalInstrumentCountry Chile NERFINISHED
legalInstrumentFocus customary use of marine resources
indigenous coastal marine spaces
locatedIn Araucanía Region NERFINISHED
Arauco Province NERFINISHED
Los Lagos Region NERFINISHED
Los Ríos Region NERFINISHED
Patagonia region of Argentina NERFINISHED
coastal regions of Chile
south-central Chile
movement Mapuche rights movement NERFINISHED
indigenous territorial rights movement in Chile
opposes industrial fishing expansion in their territories
salmon aquaculture impacts on coastal ecosystems
partOf Mapuche nation NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Chilean state
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Mapuche spirituality
spiritualRelationshipWith coastal ecosystems
sea
subgroupOf Mapuche people NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy fishing
livestock raising
seaweed harvesting
shellfish gathering
small-scale agriculture
usesConcept itrofil mongen

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Lafkenche selfIdentification Lafkenche people