Mapuche: House of Mapuche Leader in Temucuicui Set on Fire
The house of the Werken of the Mapuche autonomous community of the Temucuicui in Chile, Jorge Huenchullan Cayul, was set on fire on 9 July 2015 by unknown individuals and left completely destroyed. No one was present in the house during the fire and there were no casualties, but according to the members of the Mapuche community, this act constitutes another sign of local oppression. The local Mapuche community has been suffering from unjustified raids, unfair trials and imprisonments while attempting to claim their ancestral rights.
Below is a statement published by Comité de Solidarité avec le peuple Mapuche, Belgique
To the attention of the national and international public opinion.
We inform that:
Today 9 July 2015 at around 4.30 am, the house of the werken of the autonomous community of Temucuicui, Jorge Huenchullan Cayul, was set on fire by unknown individuals.
We note that the house was completely destroyed, and the loss was total, but fortunately the house was empty, nobody was injured and there are no causalities to lament.
We know that the struggle for our ancestral claims is legitimate, that the oppression is shown in different ways, ending up in unjustified raids against our communities, unfair trials and even the imprisonment. There are sick minds that endorse the idea that the end justifies the means, and use the hatred accumulated as a pretext, thinking that their actions will stop the struggle of the Mapuche people-nation
Today the humble ones have been attacked again, yet solidarity among brothers has always enabled us to raise our heads with dignity, the dignity won with our struggle.
To our brothers Mapuche, to our humble Chilean brothers.
We tell you that we are here holding our heads high, dignified as always and there is no doubt that we will continue doing what we have to do, struggle, struggle and struggle.
"Long live the struggle of the Mapuche nation."
Autonomous Community of Temucuicui 9 July 2015
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A la opinión pública nacional e internacional .
Informamos que :
Hoy 09 07 2015 siendo las 04:30 horas aproximadamente la casa del werken de la comunidad autónoma de
Temucuicui Jorge Huenchullan Cayul , fue incendiada por desconocidos .
Podemos señalar que las perdidas fueron totales,pero circunstancialmente la casa se encontraba sin moradores por lo cual ,no existen heridos,ni perdidas de vidas humanas que lamentar .
Sabemos que la lucha por nuestras reivindicaciones ancestrales es justa, que la represión patronal tiene diferentes rostros que se manifiestan en allanamientos injustificados a nuestras comunidades,juicios injustos que nos llevan una y otra vez a la cárcel,pero también existen las mentes enfermizas que piensan que el fin justifica los medios y so pretexto al odio acumulado piensan que con estas acciones detendrán el proceso de lucha de nuestro pueblo nación mapuche
Hoy nuevamente somos atacados los humildes,sin embargo,siempre la solidaridad entre hermanos nos ha permitido levantar la cabeza con la dignidad ganada en la lucha .
A nuestros hermanos Mapuche,a nuestros hermanos humildes del pueblo chileno .
Decimos que aquí estamos con la frente en alto,dignos como siempre y no tengan ninguna duda que seguiremos haciendo lo que nos toca,luchar,luchar y luchar .
"viva la lucha del pueblo nación mapuche".
Comunidad Autónoma de Temucuicui Ercilla 09 07 20
