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The article discusses the complex socio-political position of the Mapuche people in Chile, who appear as a symbol of struggle, resistance and as a political player demanding fundamental political change in the country. The first part of the article focuses on the historical context of the Mapuche people in Chile and on an overview of their socio-political movement in the past and in the present, while the second part analyses various aspects of the processes of indigenisation and “Mapucheisation” of Chilean society.

The article discusses the complex socio-political position of the Mapuche people in Chile, who appear as a symbol of struggle, resistance and as a political player demanding fundamental political change in the country. The first part of the article focuses on the historical context of the Mapuche people in Chile and on an overview of their socio-political movement in the past and in the present, while the second part analyses various aspects of the processes of indigenisation and “Mapucheisation” of Chilean society.