Juanita Millal Sandoval, a Mapuche Guerrera, warrior mama and a dedicated activist for indigenous rights and cultural preservation. We are happy to host her again at Tribal Gathering 2020 and support her in having her voice heard. For over 2,000 years the indigenous Mapuche people have occupied southern regions of South America as their ancestral land. Since the colonisation of the Americas, the Mapuche have been forced to resist European invasion of this territory through whatever means possible. As the Mapuche continue their struggle to preserve cultural traditions, it’s important to recognise and respect this indigenous group for their customs, history and resistance. In the native language Mapudungun, ‘Mapuche’ translates to ‘people of the earth’. As their name would suggest, many Mapuche practices and beliefs are deeply connected to the natural world and the Mapuche’s ancestral land. Healing ceremonies and the use of Mapuche herbal medicine, for example, are two common cultural practices. The Mapuche shaman, the machi, occupies one of the most important roles in Mapuche society. The machi, who are usually female, perform ceremonies for warding off illness or evil and protecting the community and their harvest. Machis are knowledgeable about natural medicine and the different remedies their region’s biodiversity provides. The tradition of Mapuche medicine is one of the most visible aspects of the culture present in Chile today, used as both primary and alternative treatment to western medicine. The Mapuche, like many indigenous groups around the world, are in constant demand for the return of their ancestral land. Recent protests in capital Santiago and isolated violence in southern Chile make it a pressing contemporary political issue in the country today. Join us at Tribal Gathering's indigenous cultural presentations to gain more insight and learn how to support the cause! Juanita is looking forward meeting you, so are we! #tribalgathering #panama #geoparadise #indigenous #mapuche #southamerica #tribalculture #fightthefight #protest #chile #colonisation #tribes #tribe #transformationalfestival #festival #mama #guerrera #warrior #culture #community https://www.instagram.com/p/B5mU4fEhADT/?igshid=1mewptyiw9jcn
