Traditional Mapuche symbols at Andres Huechun, in the back an antenna for cell phones.
Graffiti for Mapuche independence in Nuevo Imperial, Chile.
Logging trucks around Nuevo Imperial, the heartland of the Mapuche's.
The Hueitra family are Mapuche Indigenous from the south of Chile and are living nowadays in Cerra Navia a poor neighbourhood of Santiago.
The Hueitra family are Mapuche Indigenous from the south of Chile and are living nowadays in Cerra Navia a poor neighbourhood of Santiago.
The Hueitra family are Mapuche Indigenous from the south of Chile and are living nowadays in Cerra Navia a poor neighbourhood of Santiago.
Yolanda Hueitra buys washing detergent on the streets of Cerra Navia.
Juan Carlos and his son Manuel at home in Cerro Navia.
Juan Carlos Obreque is Mapuche and lives with his wife Fresia and their two children, Manuel and Juan Pablo in Cerro Navia, a poor neighborhood in Santiago. Most of the family of both Juan Carlos and Fresia either stayed or are back in Temuco. The region is the original homeland of the Mapuche's.
Manuel (7) and a friend of him in Cerro Navia.
Juan Carlos Obreque is Mapuche and lives with his wife Fresia and their two children, Manuel and Juan Pablo in Cerro Navia, a poor neighborhood in Santiago. Most of the family of both Juan Carlos and Fresia either stayed or are back in Temuco. The region is the original homeland of the Mapuche's.
Manuel (7) son of Juan Carlos at home in Cerro Navia.
Yolanda Hueitra buys washing detergent on the streets of Cerra Navia.
Mapuche children in the streets of Nuevo Imperial, a poor city in the heart of the Mapuche lands.
The streets of Nuevo Imperial, a poor city in the heart of the Mapuche lands.
Mapuche funeral in Nuevo Imperial, a poor city in the heart of the Mapuche lands.
Juan Carlos is visiting his family in Maquehue, the land of his ancestors.
Juan Carlos Obreque is Mapuche and lives with his wife Fresia and their two children, Manuel and Juan Pablo in Cerro Navia, a poor neighborhood in Santiago. Most of the family of both Juan Carlos and Fresia either stayed or back in Temuco. The region is the original homeland of the Mapuche's.
Juan Carlos is visiting his family in Maquehue, the land of his ancestors. Irma (middle) is his niece and Christian (left) her son. Irma came back from Santiago, where she was a maid, eight years ago.
Juan Carlos Obreque is Mapuche and lives with his wife Fresia and their two children, Manuel and Juan Pablo in Cerro Navia, a poor neighborhood in Santiago. Most of the family of both Juan Carlos and Fresia either stayed or are back in Temuco. The region is the original homeland of the Mapuche's.
Maria Leilmil (middle) is a 'machi' or shaman and lives in the Mapuche community of Andres Huechun. 'I lost so much land and nearby is the garbage belt of Temuco, so the water gets contaminated. Also the forest companies keep on taking land from us.'
Maria Leilmil is a 'machi' or shaman and lives in the Mapuche community of Andres Huechun. 'I lost so much land and nearby is the garbage belt of Temuco, so the water gets contaminated. Also the forest companies keep on taking land from us.'
The Mapuche community Huichacura Cayuqueo.
'Before Pinochet there were no fences, today there are and we lost a lot of land. Everything is different'.
Eugenia Licanqueo Burgo is 84 years old and lives in the Mapuche community Huichacura Cayuqueo.
'Before Pinochet there were no fences, today there are and we lost a lot of land. Everyting is different'.
