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		<title>Chile&#8217;s President References &#8220;New Deal&#8221; with Indigenous Peoples in Annual Address</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/05/22/chiles-president-references-new-deal-with-indigenous-peoples-in-annual-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<title>Efforts Made to Recover Kunza Language, Once Thought Extinct</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/05/21/efforts-made-to-recover-kunza-language-once-thought-extinct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kunza is the language of the Atacameño or Likan Antay people. Although there are more than 6,000 Atacameñós living in Chile, it has long been believed that their language was extinct. Although much of the language had been recorded and &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/05/21/efforts-made-to-recover-kunza-language-once-thought-extinct/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Barrick Gold Asks Chilean Court to Reconsider Mine Stoppage from Diaguita Communities&#8217; Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/19/barrick-gold-asks-chilean-court-to-reconsider-mine-stopped-by-diaguita-communities-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Radio Universidad de Chile, one week after the Chilean appellate court in Copiapó sided with several Diaguita communities and granted an injunction to halt all action at the Pascua Lama mine (owned by Barrick Gold), the mining company filed a &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/19/barrick-gold-asks-chilean-court-to-reconsider-mine-stopped-by-diaguita-communities-lawsuit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chile Announces Project to Restore Ancestral Gardens of the Rapa Nui People</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/18/chile-announces-project-to-restore-ancestral-gardens-of-the-rapa-nui-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 500 to 1500 C.E., the Rapa Nui people utilized a type of gardening that relied on small, semi-circular stone structures known as &#8220;manavai&#8221; to protect plants from wind and other harmful elements. Now, a joint project involving the municipal &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/18/chile-announces-project-to-restore-ancestral-gardens-of-the-rapa-nui-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuit by Diaguita Community Shuts Down Barrick Gold&#8217;s Mine in Chile</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/12/lawsuit-by-diaguita-community-shuts-down-barrick-golds-mine-in-chile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 10th, the Court of Appeals in Copiapó unanimously ordered all work at the Pascua Lama mine halted until further notice. The order was a result of a lawsuit brought by the Diaguita communities of the Huasco Valley &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/12/lawsuit-by-diaguita-community-shuts-down-barrick-golds-mine-in-chile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chilean Government Invests in Local Mapuche Language Courses</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/10/chilean-government-invests-in-local-mapuche-language-courses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a press release dated April 9th, CONADI (the Chilean government&#8217;s Indigenous development corporation) announced that it would invest approximately US$350,000 in Mapuzungun language courses (the language of the Mapuche people) in the Araucanía Region. The funding would operate much &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/10/chilean-government-invests-in-local-mapuche-language-courses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nearly One-Quarter of All Illegal Detentions in Chile are of Indigenous Individuals</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/09/nearly-one-quarter-of-all-illegal-detentions-in-chile-are-of-indigenous-individuals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Georgy Schubert Studer, Chile&#8217;s Defensor Nacional (the head public defender in the country) released a number of statistics related to Chilean criminal justice in 2012 and discussed some concerns he had with them. Specifically, Studer highlighted two statistics related to Indigenous peoples living &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/09/nearly-one-quarter-of-all-illegal-detentions-in-chile-are-of-indigenous-individuals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chile&#8217;s &#8220;Official&#8221; Indigenous Population More than Doubles with New Census Results</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/08/chiles-official-indigenous-population-more-than-doubles-with-new-census-results/</link>
		<comments>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/08/chiles-official-indigenous-population-more-than-doubles-with-new-census-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atacameño]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Chilean government released the results of its 2012 Census efforts. The data collected on Indigenous peoples living in Chile for the Census was substantial. Specifically, the information collected indicated that there are more than 1.7 million people &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/04/08/chiles-official-indigenous-population-more-than-doubles-with-new-census-results/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Militarisation of Mapuche Regions in Chile (Op-Ed)</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/01/21/the-militarisation-of-mapuche-regions-in-chile-op-ed/</link>
		<comments>http://indigenousnews.org/2013/01/21/the-militarisation-of-mapuche-regions-in-chile-op-ed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Written by Claudio Fuentes. The original Spanish version of this article appeared in Chilean online newspaper El Mostrador. The original English translation of this article first appeared on the Chileno website. Militarizing Araucanía: A Bad Idea Is it advisable to militarise &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2013/01/21/the-militarisation-of-mapuche-regions-in-chile-op-ed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Rejects Atacameño Communities&#8217; Consultation Argument in Tourism Concession Case</title>
		<link>http://indigenousnews.org/2012/11/30/supreme-court-rejects-atacameno-communities-consultation-argument-in-tourism-concession-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Seelau</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, on November 22nd, the Chilean Supreme Court issued its ruling on yet another indigenous consultation case and, once again, ruled in favor of the Chilean government. The Court found that consultation was not necessary in relation to the &#8230; <a href="http://indigenousnews.org/2012/11/30/supreme-court-rejects-atacameno-communities-consultation-argument-in-tourism-concession-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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