Lafkenche Mapuche Communities Acquire Coastal Rights

Lafkenche Mapuche Communities Acquire Coastal Rights   On August 20, 2010 the Chilean government approved an application to essentially turn over control of more than 250 acres of coastal waters to the Altué community, which is located in southern Chile. These communities are part of the Lafkenche communities, which is one of the large Mapuche sub-groups.The approval was met with near silence on the part of the media, although the Identidad Territorial Lafkenche–a major Lafkenche organization...

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