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Indigenous Communities from Chile

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Huilliche

Indigenous Group Huilliche (Also known as: Velches, Williche, Mapuche)
Location Chile, Pampa-Patagonia, Lemuy Island, Easter Island, Chiloe Island, Puerto Montt, San Juan de la Costa
Estimated Population 2,000 (1982, SIL Internationa)
Environment Rainforest / Coastal / Mountain / Valley
Lifestyle Sedentary
Subsistence Gatherer / Agriculture / Fishing
Level of Assimilation Assimilated / Fairly Traditional
Language Family Huilliche
Classification: Araucanian
Alternative Names: Huiliche, Huilice, Veliche
Dialects: Tsesungun
Website URLs Minorities at Risk: Mauche Chronology
Who are the Mapuche?
Mapuche-Pehuenche Right to (Their) Land
Chile: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 1999
Population Information
Chiloé Model Forest Profile
NGOs Mapuche International Link
Mapuche Foundation
World Rainforest Movement
Indigenous Women Protect Plant Life

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