Weichanmu, Let’s Go to War

A record of the beginning of a territorial recovery by the Lof Huentelolen near Cañete in Arauco Province.

30 min

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Territory

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2014

Synopsis

Weichanmu means “let’s go to war”. A record of the beginning of a territorial recovery by the Lof Huentelolen near Cañete in Arauco Province. Through dialogue with representatives of the Arauco forestry company and the police, in the midst of being evicted from the land, the Mapuche question the advance of the forestry industry in their territory, and the legitimacy of the state and the capitalist system, whose advance directly threatens the survival of their Mapuche culture, thought and way of life.

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2014

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Spanish

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Spanish, English

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