In unveiling her government’s budget proposal in late September, among other priorities like education, health and security, Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet acknowledged the need to address the continued conflict in the southern Araucanía Region, long the site of social tensions stemming from the historic claims to ancestral lands by the indigenous Mapuche. Bachelet’s acknowledgement comes amid renewed Mapuche unrest, both in the Araucanía Region, where poverty rates are among the highest in the country, as well as recent demonstrations in the country’s capital, Santiago.End of preview - This article contains approximately 865 words.
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