The Mapuche Conflict

Mapuches are very important for Chile. They are most important native community in the country and for many years the main opponent of the Spanish for about 400 years! This was called “Arauco War”; the

longer war in the history of the humanity. Mapuches are people more brave that never had existed. For those reasons and others, I think that Mapuches have all the right for to follow fighting. There aren´t foundations for doesn´t let them to live. Your fight is for your lands, traditions and rights, for this I believe that this country it´s very ungrateful, in special the government. If everyone thinks about your contribution to the country, nobody will leave of to surprise. For example, the major hero of your people is Lautaro, a Mapuche warrior that gave your life for them. A real example of gallantry and determination. He fought against the Spanish, through knowledge of them. He became in a worker of Pedro de Valdivia, for to know all about them. So, he learned and later got kill to Valdivia.

I would like that Chilean State were more intelligent, fair and understandable with them. Chilean State had realized many try for dispossess them of all, due economical interests and your low education. I believe that lamentably Chile never will pay your debt with them, in special if one considers the times in that we live, guided for individual interests.

For me, the best solution for this conflict is leaving them to live in peace, respecting your traditions, habits and overcoat your lands. They are persons very laborious and sacrificed, that working in agriculture, cattle farming and they love your sacred tree called “Araucaria Araucana”, they extract “piñones” from there, a food very delicious.

We must stay with them and help them to live in peace…