Mapuche regional flags (Chile and Argentina)

Last modified: 2005-08-19 by antonio martins
Keywords: huillche | huenteche | lafquenche | nagche | pehuenche | cultrum |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

• Location
• About the flags
• Huillche region
• Huenteche region
• Lafquenche region
• Nagche region
• Pehuenche region

• Mapuche flags

Location

These areas are in southern Chile (south of Bio Bio River) and the name is the indigenous (mapuche) name, original but unknown in the world. More information can be found in the rewiews of the Mapuche people.
Jaume Ollé, 24 Jan 1997

About the flags

In the spring of 1991 in Valdivia was celebrated a convention called Meli Witram Mapu of the Mapuche People. The adoption of a national flag was aborted and 500 projects were presented. Five projects were selectioned for the five regions of the Mapuches (Lafquenche, Pehuenche, Huillche, Huenteche and Nagche).

The regional flags share a common symbolism:

• red: blood derramed in the wars (against Spain, first, and after against Chilean Army and white chilean people)
• green: Natura, earth
• skyblue (celeste): sky, hope
• yellow: sun, light
• white: the Mountains of the Mapuche Land (snow some months of the year)