Mapuche Az-Mapu and Nature's Contribution to People: Eudemonic Values for Living Well

Jeremy Anbleyth-Evans, Juan ÑAnculef-Huaiquinao, Yohana Coñuecar-Llancapani, Francisco Araos Leiva, Wladimir Riquelme Maulén and Christopher Raymond

Environmental Values, 2023, vol. 32, issue 3, 291-314

Abstract: In the context of understanding Nature's Contribution to People, this article explores the Mapuche value system and its contributions to living well by conserving nature. Through the context-specific approach, the findings shows that the Mapuche Az-Mapu is important for bio-cultural conservation in Chile. Deepening understanding of the distinct Mapuche value system shows the importance of rights and sovereignty for other coastal stateless nations who are enhancing bio-cultural conservation around the world. The article explores the importance of maintaining Mapuche values in the context of Indigenous Marine Areas in Chile and linking to land-based rights. This research makes use of semi structured interviews and intercultural dialogue among the authors, to understand how traditional Mapuche concepts under the framework of Az-Mapu , are continued today in local marine conservation and other ecosystems. In this context, we ask how well these eudemonic relational values resonate with Mapuche values of nature. This article shows that rights for the marine environment can be expanded to additionally allow indigenous communities safeguard wetlands, lakes and forests which are indivisible under Az-Mapu . Greater recognition of this different form of valuation can better account for the dynamic relations between individuals, cultures, and ecosystems, as well as showing the importance in allowing indigenous communities to take back control of conservation under their own terms.

Keywords: Mapuche values; marine ecosystems; context specific approach; bio-cultural conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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