lonko

E815778

A lonko is a traditional Mapuche and Huilliche community leader or chief who holds political and spiritual authority within the group.

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Label Occurrences
lonko canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftainship role ⓘ
traditional leadership title ⓘ
foundInRegion Araucanía region ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
Southern Chile ⓘ
linked to: southern Chile
hasAuthorityType political authority ⓘ
spiritual authority ⓘ
hasCollectiveBody council of lonkos ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation often male ⓘ
hasRole chief ⓘ
community leader ⓘ
historicallySignificantIn Mapuche resistance to colonization ⓘ
languageOfTerm Mapudungun ⓘ
locatedInCulture Huilliche culture ⓘ
Mapuche culture ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche customs
partOf Huilliche social organization ⓘ
Mapuche social organization ⓘ
recognizedBy Huilliche customary law ⓘ
Mapuche customary law ⓘ
relatedConcept machi ⓘ
toqui ⓘ
responsibleFor conflict resolution ⓘ
inter-community relations ⓘ
political decision-making ⓘ
representation before external authorities ⓘ
ritual leadership ⓘ
subClassOf indigenous leader ⓘ
tribal chief ⓘ
usedBy Huilliche people ⓘ
Mapuche people ⓘ

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