The cultural submission of the Mapuche people by the Chilean state

Abstract

In this communication it is intended to search the causes of the so-called Mapuche conflict that has been taking place in a violent way in recent decades; to find permanent solutions the causes must be solved. To carry out this study, a qualitative paradigm and historical methodology will be used, revising primary (original documents) and secondary sources (select the vast bibliography on the theme). It was found that for a century and a half their culture and idiosyncrasies have not been respected, submitting that  people  by  force  and  educating  them  In  the  Spanish  language and not in their vernacular language, making new generations lose their language and culture. The state of Chile has not acted as it should with an indigenous people and must return their lands to them and respect their culture in order to resolve the current conflict and achieve peace.