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Mapuche culture: An old person ideal for a new history

open access: yes, 2020
In this article I present a research paper on “Image of human being or concept of man in the Mapuche culture”. The methodological design combined participant observation techniques in socio-cultural activities carried out by organizations, such as active participation in xawvn (community meetings and leaders), nvxam (dialogue) with young people and the
openaire   +2 more sources

The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 439-451, March 2026.
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
wiley   +1 more source

Partnerships between intercultural preschools and Mapuche communities in Metropolitan Region, Chile: Negotiations in a contact zone

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
The Intercultural and Bilingual Education program in Chile requires intercultural and bilingual preschools to work collaboratively with Mapuche communities to offer a relevant education for Indigenous children; however, no researchers have studied this ...
Rukmini Becerra Lubies   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Along the Silenced Footsteps of Latin American Pastoralists: From Mexico to Argentina, a Journey Through Pastoral Systems in Latin America

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Pastoralism worldwide faces a complex landscape of increased pressures and exclusion. Beyond ecological and economic challenges, pastoralists suffer eroding cultural identity, limited generational renewal, and political marginalization. Yet pastoral livelihoods are increasingly recognized as stewards of sustainable futures and amongst the best
Greta Semplici, Pablo Manzano
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrocartography in Times of Menacing Waters: Xokleng Mapping and the Politics of Floods in Southern Brazil

open access: yesGeo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, January‐June 2026.
Short Abstract Following hydrofeminist and political ecology debates, this paper argues for a hydrocartographic approach to the cartographic examination of social water relations that affects both the way we understand cartography and the mapping of waters.
Paul Schweizer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildland–Urban Interface Planning: Lessons From a Participatory Mapping Exercise

open access: yesGeo: Geography and Environment, Volume 13, Issue 1, January‐June 2026.
Short Abstract This study examines how participatory mapping can help capture stakeholder values, co‐develop future urban expansion scenarios, and inform spatial planning in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina, a city experiencing residential expansion.
Clara Mosso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EL DISCURSO POÉTICO MAPUCHE Y SU VINCULACIÓN CON LOS "TEMAS DE RESISTENCIA CULTURAL"

open access: yesRevista Chilena de Literatura, 2006
Este trabajo estudia las estrategias discursivas y retóricas que adopta el actual discurso poético mapuche desde el proceso de resistencia cultural y las examina en las obras de los autores Rayen Kvyeh, Bernardo Colipán, Graciela Huinao y César ...
Mabel García Barrera
doaj  

Segregación Espacial Mapuche en la Ciudad: ¿Negación o revitalización identitaria? / Mapuche Spatial Segregation in town: Denial or revitalization of identity?

open access: yesRevista de Urbanismo, 2004
Se reflexiona sobre la segregación espacial e identidad de los inmigrantes mapuches residentes en la Región Metropolitana. El estudio sobre el que se basa está centrado en lo que podemos denominar una “organización mapuche informal”, aludiendo a la ...
Gissi, Nicolás.
doaj   +1 more source

Patagonian Imaginary Nature: Colonial Narratives in Documentary Films on Subnational Spaces (1920–1955)

open access: yesBulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 45, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study contributes to the ongoing historical examination of ecological and postcolonial questions in Latin America through the lens of new media genre narratives. Early 20th‐century documentary films of Argentine Patagonia institutionalised a natural binary opposition, positioning those challenging colonial power relations based on natural ...
Cielo Zaidenwerg, Mauricio Dimant
wiley   +1 more source

Surplus Populations and Socio‐Ecological Conflicts in Latin America: The Case of the Mapuche Struggle in Southern Chile

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT So‐called surplus populations have repeatedly been the focus of critical analyses in recent years. This refers to a large social group that comprises most of the population in the Global South and is characterised by the fact that it is not integrated into the capitalist mode of production to any relevant extent through wage labour.
Jakob Graf
wiley   +1 more source

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