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Deadly attack stokes Chile Mapuche conflict
(6/1/2013)
(Chile) -- The hooded men approached the ranch by night, scattering pamphlets about the death of a Mapuche Indian activist shot in the back by a policeman.
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Mapuche of Chile Continue Struggle for Land Rights; A Leader in Prison
(5/19/2013)
(Chile) -- Daniel Melinao used to draw water from a well on the land near his small, wood-frame house. Now a fire truck has to come once a week to pump 264 gallons of...
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Couple dies defending home against Indians
(1/4/2013)
(Chile) -- An elderly couple whose family has long been targeted by Mapuche Indians in land disputes was killed in an arson attack early Friday while trying to defend...
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Chile moves in on Uruguay gambling
(11/13/2012)
(Chile) -- Place your bets … Chilean casino operator Enjoy is staking $140m on the purchase of a casino in Uruguay’s ritzy Punta del Este resort.
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Chilean police clash with protesters during Mapuche march
(10/17/2012)
(Chile) -- Chilean police on Monday clashed with hooded vandals who infiltrated a protest by Mapuche Indians demanding land rights and autonomy.
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Chile Proposes Legal Reforms for Online Gambling
(5/20/2012)
(Chile) -- The Latin American online gambling market is potentially very large but as in many parts of the globe the laws regarding gambling have not caught up with the...
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Aysén Regional Insecurity Delays Opening of Casino
(3/24/2012)
(Chile) -- Dreams Casino recently announced that the scheduled opening of its Coyhaique Casino has been set back to March 28th, due to the demonstrations of the Aysén...
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Yakama Pow Wow Dancers Perform in Front of 1.5 Million in South America
(3/17/2012)
(Chile) -- “I think it’s the best I’ve ever been treated,” HollyAnna DeCoteau Pinkham said. “We arrived and they had two bands, traditional...
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Chile's Mapuche fear wildfire backlash
(1/21/2012)
(Chile) -- Chile's largest indigenous group, the Mapuche Indians, have often clashed with the police over land disputes. The Mapuche now say the government is...
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Chile Invokes Chilling Anti-Terrorist Law Against Indigenous Mapuche
(1/11/2012)
(Chile) -- A Mapuche chief’s home has been destroyed in a suspicious blaze days after the president of Chile invoked a controversial anti-terrorist law in accusing...
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Masked Assailants Burn Houses in Chile’s Mapuche Region
(1/9/2012)
(Chile) -- A group of masked men burned several homes and other buildings Sunday in a rural area in the Chilean region of Araucania, the area where the so-called Mapuche...
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Suspicious fire ruins Indian leader's family home
(1/8/2012)
(Chile) -- The family home of one of Chile's top Indian leaders was destroyed Sunday in a suspicious fire. Hours later, hooded gunmen attacked the home of a retired...
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"Clown" Pulls Holdup at Chilean Casino
(11/1/2011)
(Chile) -- An assailant in a clown costume took advantage of an all-night Halloween party at a casino south of the Chilean capital to steal $12,000 in cash at gunpoint,...
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Mapuche Students Fight for an Indigenous University in Chile
(8/14/2011)
(Chile) -- Mapuche students in Chile have brought the issue of a Mapuche University with a focus on indigenous knowledge and history to the attention of the entire...
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Métis Lend Support to Chile’s Besieged Rapa Nui Nation
(8/14/2011)
(Chile) -- Conflict between the Rapa Nui Nation, on what is known as Easter Island, and the Chilean government has escalated over the past year, and earlier this month...
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Chile: The Mapuche Struggle in Pinochet’s Shadow
(6/19/2011)
(Chile) -- When Chile’s ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet died four years ago, he was facing numerous criminal charges related to horrific human rights violations...
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Oldest New World mine uncovered
(5/20/2011)
(Chile) -- Archaeologists report the discovery of the oldest mine found in the New World, from some 12,000 years ago, in Chile. The Current Anthropology journal report...
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South America breeds tough horses, but profits are weak in racing industry
(2/28/2011)
(Chile) -- Hipodromo Chile is a modest racetrack in many respects, but a fan in the grandstand will look onto one of the most spectacular backdrops in all of the sport,...
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Chilean Casinos Post 44 Percent Increase in Revenues in 2010
(1/25/2011)
(Chile) -- Chilean casinos posted a 44 percent increase in revenues in 2010 to $317 million from $220 million, according to a statement posted yesterday on the website...
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Chile's Ghosts Are Not Being Rescued
(10/13/2010)
(Chile) -- The rescue of 33 miners in Chile is an extraordinary drama filled with pathos and heroism. It is also a media windfall for the Chilean government, whose every...
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