Rüpü: the long road of the Mapuche Movement, 1910-2020
Date & Time
27 September 5pm - 7pm Delivered in a mixture of Spanish and English, with synchronous translation.Venue
Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, EH9 1PLDescription
We welcome the Indigenous Mapuche historian Fernando Pairican from the Universidad Católica in Chile.
In this talk, we’ll be exploring the history of the Mapuche movement’s efforts and strategies over many decades to reverse colonialism and empower itself. One such strategy at the political level in the creation of the first Mapuche organisations from 1910-1960, which allowed participation of Mapuche deputies within Parliament and even as Ministers. However, this strategy failed to transform aspects of land ownership, to reversing usurpation of land, or to address the racism confronting Mapuche society.
The second part of the talk will address the Agrarian Reform and the impact it had on ethnic radicalisation, especially its role in the military coup of 1973.
A third part of the lecture will address the emergence of a second cycle of the Mapuche movement from1981-2020, one which proposed self-determination and autonomy as key goals.
Key speakers
- Fernando Pairican
Partner institutions
- Centre for Contemporary Latin American Studies