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Ma·pu·che  (mä-pch, -ch)
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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In all, 50 Mapuches are in prison, according to the Liberar non-governmental group lobbying for their freedom.
Between prisons and divisions: Chile's Mapuche Indians by AFP / AFP Global Edition
At this point we're talking about an issue that involves an entire people," said Galvarino Reiman of the Region IX-based Coordinacion de Organizaciones Mapuches (COM).
CHILE: NO END IN SIGHT FOR WORSENING MAPUCHE CONFLICT by Witte-Lebhar, Benjamin / NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
And what of the people of Atenco, Mexico, or the indigenous Mapuches of Chile or Kekchies of Guatemala or the landless peasants of Brazil--all accused of terrorism for defending their right to the land--are they all guilty?
Pardon the disturbance by Galeano, Eduardo / New Internationalist
 
 
 
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