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Mapuche community reports fire outbreak in Cuesta del Ternero: alert for imminent eviction

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes March 4, 2025

The Lof Quemquemtrew community denounces an intentional fire on the land of another Mapuche family in the Cuesta del Ternero area. The deadline for their removal was Friday, February 28th. This is the story of a land reclamation that gave rise to another machi (Mapuche spiritual leader).

A forestry company took them to court to evict them, but witnesses claim that Cuesta del Ternero was always Mapuche territory.

Uncategorized By Agencia Presentes September 27, 2024

Despite their unclear land claim, a forestry businessman sued six Mapuche people to evict them from the territory claimed by the Lof Quemquetrew community in Cuesta del Ternero. It was there that Elías Garay, a member of the community, was murdered in 2021.