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A group of Mapuche Indians with wooden spears ride horses as they monitor their territory in Temucuicui
14 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A group of Mapuche Indians with wooden spears ride horses as they monitor their territory in the community of Temucuicui in Angol town near Temuco city, some 677 km (420 miles) south of Santiago, November 14, 2009. Members of the Mapuche communities are meeting to discuss Chile's indigenous politics and to claim from the government their ancestral rights to the land. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero (CHILE CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY)
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A native Mapuche Indian man stands near wooden spears at Temucuicui village in Angol town near Temuco city, some 677 km (420 miles) south of Santiago November 14, 2009. Members of ...


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