Tapihue Ancestral Authorities Criticize Government's Intent to Alter Indigenous Laws: "They Aim to Mortgage Our Nation's Future and Its Fundamental Asset, the Land"

Today, the far-right Executive and Legislative powers are seeking to alter and even eliminate the rights that have been established internally in Chile. More alarming is the insinuation of potentially mortgaging Mapuche lands under dubious development pretexts," the communities stated in a public declaration.

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