Abstract

VALVERDE, Sebastián. The Mapuche indigenous people in Argentina 1992-2022: 30 years of identity revitalization, mobilizations and challenging the State. Investig. desarro. [online]. 2023, vol.31, n.1, pp.199-250.  Epub Nov 07, 2023. ISSN 0121-3261.  https://doi.org/10.14482/indes.31.01.243.564.

The Mapuche people are one of the most important and publicly known indigenous groups in the Southern Cone countries of South America, both in Chile and Argentina, and they have increasingly taken part in conflicts with private landowners and some levels of government. This article addresses the mobilizations and public repercussions of the actions of the Mapuche people, looking into their movements and communities set in the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surrounding areas, in the mountainous region of the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro, in Argentine Patagonia. We will account for the period between 1992 and the present, during which the Mapuche people become a social and political subject. We will analyze these aspects in the light of the various socioeconomic transformations and the effects of the application of different public policies and legislations.

Keywords : mapuche people; mobilizations; movements; communities Nahuel Huapi National Park.

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