Wallmapu

Wallmapu is a name for the traditional territory of the Mapuche people of southern South America.[1] The term was coined in the early 1990s[2] but gained traction in the 2000s as the Mapuche conflict in Araucanía intensified.[3]

Diachronous map of territories at one point known to have been primarily inhabited by Mapuches (sensu lato) in the Southern Cone of South America.

The use of the name "Wallmapu" by Chilean minister Izkia Siches in March 2022 sparked protests from Argentine politicians and authorities in the provinces of Chubut and Río Negro.[4][5] Juan Martin a legislator of the Province of Río Negro stated: "When Chilean officials talk about 'Wallmapu' they are legitimizing a territorial claim that affects our national sovereignty".[4] Siches later apologized and explained she had only been referring to Chilean territory.[4] The Argentine diplomat group Grupo Honorio declared that they were "worried that Chilean officials would be backing separatist aspirations, that could potentially violate the integrity of the territory of Argentina and the Boundary Treaty of 1881".[5] Siches also received criticism in Chile with deputy Miguel Becker responding "that Wallmapu is not the name of Araucanía Region, it is Araucanía Region".[5] The President of the Senate of Chile Álvaro Elizalde came out in defense of Siches in April 3 calling the whole controversy "a somewhat artificial polemic".[6]

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References
  1. Nahuelpán, Héctor; Martínez, Edgars; Hofflinger, Alvaro; Millalén, Pablo (2021-08-19). "In Wallmapu, Colonialism and Capitalism Realign". NACLA Report on the Americas. Routledge (3). doi:10.1080/10714839.2021.1961469.
  2. ""Wallmapu": Historiador chileno afirma que término "no proviene de la cultura ancestral mapuche"". T13. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  3. "Lumaco: la cristalización del movimiento autodeterminista mapuche". Revistas Usach. 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2022. Fue el inicio de un desarrollo ideológico de un sector del pueblo Mapuche que señaló su anti capitalismo como un eje articulador, y a la resistencia, se simbolizó en la irrupción de la violencia política como instrumento para la reconstrucción de lo que llamaron Wallmapu.
  4. "The Chilean Minister of the Interior apologized to Argentina after referring to the Mapuche "Wallmapu"". Infobae. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. Toro, Daniela (2022-03-31). "La molestia en sectores de Argentina por uso de "Wallmapu" de ministra Siches: Término involucraría territorios de ese país". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  6. "Álvaro Elizalde se alinea con el Gobierno y declara cerrada controversia con Argentina por "Wallmapu"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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