Mapuche conflict

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The Mapuche conflict (Spanish: conflicto mapuche) is a political and armed conflict that involves indigenous Mapuche communities (historical exonym: Araucanians), located in Araucanía and nearby regions of Chile and Argentina. The first attack, marking the beginning of the period of violence in the Southern Macrozone of Chile, occurred in December 1997 with the burning of three trucks. Since then, violence has progressively increased and expanded to the neighboring regions of Biobío and Los Lagos. The conflict itself is related to the land ownership disputes between Argentina and Chile since the 19th century as well as corporations such as big forestry companies and their contractors. In the past decade of the conflict, Chilean police and some non-indigenous landowners have been confronted by indigenist militant Mapuche organizations and local Mapuche communities in the context of the conflict. Some scholars argue the conflict is an indigenous self-determination conflict; others like Francisco...

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