Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders

This article addresses the relationship between worldview, territory, and language among the Mapuche people. Our research aims to explore, through the voices of Mapuche elders, the sociocultural, political, and territorial knowledge that guides the teaching and transmission of Mapuzugun to new gener...

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Main Authors: Fabiola Maldonado García, Susan Sanhueza Henríquez, Carolina Aroca Toloza
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/14/12/258
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author Fabiola Maldonado García
Susan Sanhueza Henríquez
Carolina Aroca Toloza
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description This article addresses the relationship between worldview, territory, and language among the Mapuche people. Our research aims to explore, through the voices of Mapuche elders, the sociocultural, political, and territorial knowledge that guides the teaching and transmission of Mapuzugun to new generations. In alignment with the proposed objective, we have adopted a socio-critical approach to explore Mapuche identity through the territorial and communal dimensions that underpin linguistic revitalization. The findings reveal that the elders possess a vast source of knowledge, serving as primary cultural bearers through epistemology centered on the unity of language and territory.
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spelling doaj-art-6b48b96ad2d74b0e875251f4f2980c5f2024-12-27T14:53:54ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982024-12-01141225810.3390/soc14120258Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and EldersFabiola Maldonado García0Susan Sanhueza Henríquez1Carolina Aroca Toloza2Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330111, ChileFacultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330111, ChileFacultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8330111, ChileThis article addresses the relationship between worldview, territory, and language among the Mapuche people. Our research aims to explore, through the voices of Mapuche elders, the sociocultural, political, and territorial knowledge that guides the teaching and transmission of Mapuzugun to new generations. In alignment with the proposed objective, we have adopted a socio-critical approach to explore Mapuche identity through the territorial and communal dimensions that underpin linguistic revitalization. The findings reveal that the elders possess a vast source of knowledge, serving as primary cultural bearers through epistemology centered on the unity of language and territory.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/14/12/258worldviewlanguageMapuzungunMapucheterritory
spellingShingle Fabiola Maldonado García
Susan Sanhueza Henríquez
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Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
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Mapuzungun
Mapuche
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title Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
title_full Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
title_fullStr Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
title_full_unstemmed Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
title_short Mapuche Worldview, Territory, and Language: Narratives of Mapuche Speakers and Elders
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Mapuzungun
Mapuche
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