Alacalufe |
Atacamenos |
Aymara |
Huilliche |
Kolla |
Mapuche |
Pehuenche |
Quechua |
Rapa Nui |
Yagan |
| Huilliche |
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| 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
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| NGOs |
Mapuche
International Link
Mapuche Foundation
World Rainforest Movement
Indigenous Women Protect Plant Life
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