Weekly Report - 03 September 2015 (WR-15-35)

The commitment of the Chilean government led by President Michelle Bachelet to resolving the historical conflict with the indigenous Mapuche is in question after the summary dismissal of the intendant (governor) of the south-eastern region of Araucanía. Bachelet appointed Francisco Huenchumilla, a Mapuche and former mayor of Temuco, the capital of Araucanía, when she took power in March 2014. Huenchumilla immediately made waves by making an unprecedented apology to the Mapuche on behalf of the State.

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