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

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Societies

DOI: 10.3390/soc14120258

Authors: Fabiola Maldonado García, Susan Sanhueza Henríquez, Carolina Aroca Toloza

Institution: University of Chile

Language: English

Topic: Multilingual Education and Policy

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,591

Funder: Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo