Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font announced Thursday in a broadcast message a comprehensive plan to address the Mapuche conflict, based on recommendations from the Commission for Peace and ...

Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul has been found guilty of attacking authorities and other violent crimes. The prosecution has requested Llaitul be jailed for 25 years but the sentence will only be ...

Chile’s Indigenous Mapuche people have played their own version of field hockey for countless generations. Roughly 2 million Mapuche Indigenous people live across Chile and Argentina. Many have moved ...

ALONG THE PILMAIQUEN RIVER, Chile (AP) — A ceremonial dip in the frigid waters of the fast-flowing Pilmaiquen River in southern Chile was the culmination of the multiday celebration of We Tripantü, ...

The regions of Biobío and Araucanía, which lie somewhere in the middle of the 2,653 miles that stretch from Chile’s top to bottom, are nevertheless known as “the south.” A tourism hot spot for culture ...

The Mapuche warriors of southern Chile were so fierce, they conquered the conquistadors, driving out the Spanish invaders in the 1600s. Today, the indigenous population are at war again, taking back ...

The Mapuche flag was a common sight at protests demanding a new constitution When people in Chile took to the streets last month to celebrate an overwhelming "yes" vote in a referendum on whether the ...

Have you tried merkén? Imagine the taco/fish/chicken/pork/stew seasoning of your dreams,a wonder spice that has a distinct earthiness and tastes of chiles, paprika and smoke. The rust-colored spice is ...

Mapuche protesters in south launch attacks on symbols of Spanish colonial rule and distant government in Santiago As peaceful protesters and rioters alike have thronged the streets of the Chilean ...

In the Mapuche worldview, rivers and other natural elements are home to spirits they revere — like Kintuantü, a protector spirit connected to the Pilmaiquen. The river is also believed to help carry ...