Geografías indígenas urbanas: el caso mapuche en La Pintana, Santiago de Chile

Authors

  • Bastien Sepúlveda Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Paulina Zúñiga Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34022015000300008

Keywords:

Mapuche, Santiago de Chile, urban space, territoriality, indigenous geography

Abstract

For many indigenous peoples, the city was historically constructed as a space of exclusion and domination that relegated them to the confines of the very idea of modernity. However, the current construction of collective spaces enables them to renegotiate their position within the urban fabric. This article aims at understanding the territorial reconfigurations that have arisen in this context, using data collected through a fieldwork (interviews, participatory observation and archival research) conducted between 2013 and 2014 with indigenous groups in La Pintana, located within the metropolitan area of Santiago. In addition to describing the processes of Mapuche migration in Chile and the modalities by which an urban territoriality is being formed, we also analyze the emergence of rukas over the last fifteen years in La Pintana. We conclude that urban areas clearly form a portion of the contemporary Mapuche territorial dynamics.

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Bastien Sepúlveda, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios Interculturales e Indígenas - ICIIS, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 

Paulina Zúñiga, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Instituto de Geografía

Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Sepúlveda, B., & Zúñiga, P. (2015). Geografías indígenas urbanas: el caso mapuche en La Pintana, Santiago de Chile. Revista De Geografía Norte Grande, (62), 127–149. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-34022015000300008

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