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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Cultural Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1485569
This article is part of the Research Topic Inclusive Education in Intercultural Contexts View all 6 articles

Institutionalized Violence in Schools and Language Displacement: The Voices of Mapuche Speakers and Elders

Provisionally accepted
Susan Sanhueza Henríquez Susan Sanhueza Henríquez 1*Fabiola Maldonado García Fabiola Maldonado García 1Claudio Díaz Larenas Claudio Díaz Larenas 2Miguel Friz Carrillo Miguel Friz Carrillo 3
  • 1 Universidad de chile, Santiago, Chile
  • 2 University of Concepcion, Concepción, VIII Biobío Region, Chile
  • 3 University of the Bío Bío, Concepción, VIII Biobío Region, Chile

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    This article addresses language displacement as a result of the institutionalized violence experienced by the Mapuche people. The objective is to explore, through the voices of Mapuche speakers and elders, the institutionalized violence encountered in schools and its impact on the displacement of the Mapuzungun language. Through discussion groups, we explored ancestral knowledge, language loss, its intergenerational transmission, and how the teaching of Mapuzungun should be approached for future generations. The results show that the elders possess an immeasurable source of knowledge, being the primary bearers of the culture, and propose an epistemology centered on the unity of language and culture.

    Keywords: Violence 1, Language 2, Mapuzugun 3, Mapuche 4, culture 5

    Received: 24 Aug 2024; Accepted: 13 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sanhueza Henríquez, Maldonado García, Díaz Larenas and Friz Carrillo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Susan Sanhueza Henríquez, Universidad de chile, Santiago, Chile

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