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Indigenous peoples in Chile


Indigenous peoples in Chile form about 4.6% of the total population .

Following the return to democracy, Patricio Aylwin's Concertacion government established a Comision Especial de Pueblos indigenas (Special Commission of Indigenous People), whose report provided the intellectual framework of the "Indigenous Law" (ley indigena) or law n 19 253, promulgated on September 28, 1993 by Aylwin .

The Indigenous Law recognized in particular the Mapuche people, victims of the Occupation of the Araucania from 1861 to 1883, as inherent part of the Chilean nation. Other indigenous people officially recognized included Aymaras, Atacamenas, Collas, Quechuas, Rapa-Nui (inhabitants of Easter Island), Yamanas and Kawashkars. Despite this state proclamation of indigenous rights, conflicts brought by land-occupations and Mapuche's claims lead to state repression and the use of the anti-terrorist law against Mapuche activists, a law voted by the military junta.

Related websites

Report on Human Rights Practices 2006: Chile

LEY N 19.253 - LEY INDIGENA

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