Ce que racontent les Mapuches

by Palermo, Miguel Ángel, Rojas, María (Ilt)

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"Mapu' c'est le nom que donnent ses habitants à leur terre, qui s'étend des deux côtés de la Cordillère des Andes, en Argentine et au Chili, entre des forêts denses et des lacs verts et bleus, des montagnes enneigées, des volcans et des plaines interminables.

Pendant des siècles, les Mapuches ont défendu leur patrie contre les Incas, les Espagnols et les Créoles. Leur tradition a su survivre même dans les réserves, les terres pauvres et les villes, et cette tradition, où la parole est quelque chose de particulièrement précieux, conserve une grande quantité de poésies religieuses et d'amour, et de nombreux récits. Il y a parmi eux des "histoires vraies" ou nütram qui expliquent pourquoi le monde est tel qu'il est, des légendes de héros et des souvenirs historiques et des "contes inventés" ou epeu, faits pour le plaisir de s'amuser."

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'Mapu' is what its people call their land, which stretches on both sides of the Andes Mountains, in Argentina and Chile, between thick forests, green and blue lakes, snow-capped mountains, volcanoes and endless plains.


For centuries, the Mapuches defended their homeland against the Incas, Spaniards, and Creoles. Their traditions have been able to survive even in reservations, non-arable lands, and cities, and this tradition, where the written word is something especially valuable, brings together many religious and love poems, and also many stories. Among them are "true stories" or "nütram" that explain why the world is the way it is, legends of heroes, historical memories, and made-up tales or "epeu", created for the pleasure of having fun.
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