Latin American Summary, October 16, 2022
Public Statement
From our lof lafken winkul mapu, we manifest. in principle that even and despite the excessive violence of the Argentine state and its repressive apparatus that continue to operate in our territory with weapons of war and high technology; pu weichafe we found ourselves in the winkul resisting for 11 days.
With little food and shelter but worthy and consistent with our rakizuam and mandate, with the support of the ngen Mapu, the weichafe Rafael Nahuel iem, with the newen of the Relmu lafken and kom taiñ kuificheiem, aware of defending this space with life if necessary .
We frame all this advance of the winka on our territory in the context of the consolidation of the struggle that we raise as a people; to recover everything usurped, to return to live according to our worldview and culture. And that bothers the winka.
Although they distill their hatred through their repressive policies, hegemonic media in complicity with the rich in the area and yanakona functional to the system of domination, they are far from frightening us, on the contrary we will become stronger and in various territories more Mapuche will rise up.
We express our deep concern at the outrage that is being done to the Rewe of our Machi Betiana. How it is public knowledge that the Winka have tampered with and transgressed this space, putting our spiritual authority, our lof, and all the Mapuche and non-Mapuche patients who have relied on this medicine to achieve healing through Mapu Lawen at risk.
For these reasons, we make an urgent call to the Mapuchekeche kompu to continue repudiating this outrage, to continue defending this space where all the forces that support our Mapuchengen come together.
It is our responsibility to continue to keep our Rewe standing, since its destruction would mean a setback and irreparable damage, with consequences that include even death.
As Lof lafken winkul mapu we had the immense responsibility on our shoulders of raising the first Machi in Puel Mapu, after what was the desert campaign where thousands of Lawengelu were killed; Today and in the face of this serious situation, we urge the pu lofche, Mapuche organizations and movements to continue expressing themselves in the way they deem convenient since it is our Rewe, our spirituality that is being overwhelmed and in the face of this, every struggle is valid, urgent and necessary.
We continue to ask for the release of our Machi and other pu lamuen who are imprisoned, assuming political prison as part of the struggle to defend the territory.
We appreciate all the solidarity and support expressed from the Meli witran Mapu.
Relmu lafken mapu was, is and will be ancestral Mapuche territory.
For the return of our Machi, pichikeche ka kom pu lamuen to our lelfun.
Weichafe Rafael Nahuel iem Ka weichafe Elias Cayicol iem mongeleyngv taiñ weichan mew.
Petu Newen nieiñ!!
Wewaiñ Marichi wew marichi wew!!!
Lafken winkul mapu lof.