Mapuche Political, Educational and Linguistic Demands and Public Policy in Chile

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American Indians; American Indian Languages; Political Attitudes; Public Policy; Geographic Regions; Ethnography; Organizations (Groups); Activism; Neoliberalism; American Indian Education; Economic Factors; Decision Making; Foreign Countries; Civil Rights; Spanish; Second Language Learning; Educational History; Bilingual Education; Educational Policy; Laws; Multicultural Education; Language of Instruction; Educational Change; Native Language Instruction; Student Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education

10.1080/01425692.2019.1572493

0142-5692

This article examines from a historical and contemporary perspective the political, educational and linguistic demands of Mapuche intellectuals and organisations and how they have been addressed by public policy in Chile. In particular, the article focuses on the Araucanía Region, part of the ancestral territory of the Mapuche people. We adopt a documentary and ethnographic approach to analyse the context, the development and the transformation of Mapuche demands in a political environment influenced and exacerbated by certain actions by both the state and indigenous organisations. The analysis focuses on education and the tensions generated under Chile's neoliberal economic model, affecting the decisions and everyday lives of families and children, especially indigenous families, in the Araucanía Region.

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2019

EJ1218790