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Ma·pu·che

 (mä-po͞o′chā, -chĕ)
n. pl. Mapuche or Ma·pu·ches
1. A member of a South American Indian people inhabiting south-central Chile.
2. The Araucanian language of the Mapuche. Also called Mapudungun.
[Mapuche : mapu, earth + che, people.]
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Ar•au•ca•ni•an

(ˌær ɔˈkeɪ ni ən)

n.
1. a member of an American Indian people of S central Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina.
2. the language of the Araucanians.
[1900–05]
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Anos despues, durante el periodo de la dictadura militar en Chile, se reconoce la existencia de boletines como Aukantun y Pelquintun, ambos gestionados por grupos de estudiantes mapuche. Tambien existe conocimiento del trabajo informativo de agentes mapuches exiliados, como el Boletin Informativo Mapuche (1978); Amulean (1979), generado desde Francia.
A inicios de los noventa se observa una proliferacion de publicaciones impresas, destacando la revista Liwen, el boletin Weichafe y, sobretodo, el periodico Voz Mapuche Aukin, siendo este ultimo la plataforma informativa oficial del Consejo de Todas las Tierras--organismo politico mapuche conformado en el retorno a la democracia.
Apropiacion tecnologica por comunicadores mapuche. Reflexiones desde la praxis comunicacional/Technological appropriation by mapuche communicators. Reflections from communicative practices/Apropriacao tecnologica por comunicadores mapuche. Reflexoes a partir das praticas comunicativas sentidos em disputa
An Intersectional Approach to the Discourse of Tradition Used to Justify Violence against Mapuche Women
Un acercamiento interseccional al discurso de la tradicion en casos de violencia a mujeres Mapuche
The ceramic artefacts produced and created by the Mapuche people (1) display a tremendous aesthetic richness embodied in a variety of forms and technical solutions that express different visual identities.
The Aesthetics of Clay: Mapuche Pottery, Visual Identity and Technological Diversity
THE PARADOX BETWEEN CULTURE AND REALITY: THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING MAPUCHE BOYS AND GIRLS IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN CHILE
LA PARADOJA ENTRE CULTURA Y REALIDAD: EL ESFUERZO DE CRIAR NINOS Y NINAS MAPUCHE EN COMUNIDADES INDIGENAS DE CHILE

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