US EditionBoric Outlines Proposed Solution to Mapuche Conflict
- President Gabriel Boric announced a comprehensive plan on May 23, 2025, to address the Mapuche conflict in southern Chile based on a special commission's report.
- A body established in mid-2023 to tackle violent land conflicts and Indigenous rights issues concluded that the existing land restitution framework is critically inadequate.
- The report includes 21 recommendations such as constitutional reform recognizing Indigenous peoples, modernization of land registries, new agencies, and investment plans to foster peace and economic opportunity.
- The commission estimated land claims cover 486,008 hectares with reparations potentially costing $4 billion and warned current processing delays may exceed 100 years, while 8,926 violent acts led to 60 deaths and 1,468 injuries since 2013.
- Boric framed the plan as a historic opportunity requiring broad collaboration and long-term state commitment to achieve peace and unity beyond his administration.
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Chile: New Sabotage in Mapuche Area
Santiago. Less than 12 hours after President Gabriel Boric announced that his government will promote the constitutional recognition of indigenous peoples and the restitution of ancestral lands appropriate to force by the Chilean State, another arson attack took place against the forest industry, which was not claimed by any group but was allegedly attributed to the Mapuche insurgency.
Boric outlines proposed solution to Mapuche conflict
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font announced Thursday in a broadcast message a comprehensive plan to address the Mapuche conflict, based on recommendations from the Commission for Peace and Understanding. The key measures include:
President Boric Will Deliver Message in National Chain for the Report of the Commission for Peace and Understanding
President Gabriel Boric will hold a national chain to report on the report of the Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding. According to presidential information, the statement of the President is scheduled for Thursday, at 9 p.m. The document issued from the instance was delivered to the Head of State on 6 May at a ceremony held in the Montt Varas Hall of the Palacio de La Moneda. The President undertook to study the text, including …
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ecotopical.comChile draws road map for peace in Mapuche land conflict, but concerns remain
A special commission tasked with addressing land disputes and Indigenous rights in Chile delivered a historic final report to the president earlier this month, making a series of recommendations meant to overhaul state policies and calm violent clashes over land rights. The Presidential Commission for Peace and Understanding sent President Gabriel Boric a list of 21 policy recommendations for strengthening the rights of Indigenous Mapuche. Howev…
Boric Announced a Historic Repair for Mapuche Peoples The President of Chile Presented a New System of Indigenous Lands
The new scheme, Boric said, would make it possible to "close the land issue definitively." The Chilean government also promotes a constitutional reform to recognize indigenous peoples.
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