New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-23
REMARKABLE TRIBE
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Only Survivors Of Original Ameri.
cans Found in Chile

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fneblos plunged into politics. We ire
auently ignore the remarkable Indian
tribes OF south America,
To-day. In Chile. lives the most nu.
mereus OF all Indian tribes surviving
In the Americas. the Araueanians,
who retained their independence Lang
er than any other natives OF the
Western Hemisphere. Writing 10 the
National Geographic society from
Chile concerning his people a full
biooded Araueanian Indian says,
FOR more than three hundred
years we waged war with the Span
ish. The Araueansns, Araueanos.
Nguluehes or Mapuehes, or whatever
you may desire 10 call this virile race
from which ! sprang. is formed by
four big groups OF tribes Pewenche.
the people of the pine trees; Wiliiehe,
the people of the south who occupy
the mainland; Puelehe. the people of
the East; and Picunche. the people of
the West.
Formed "Ieaguc Of Clans"
when In 1896 Don Diego de AL
mazio discovered Chile or Southern
Land. unknown until then. and later
In lbli when Pedro de Valdiya con-
quered Chile. the Araucanians took
their first step toward forming
league OF clans comprising some two
or three hundred people.
L..
chief. Toki. was chosen by general
council. The election OF a Toki was
based upon the good health or
strength OF the man. The individual
who could hold heavy stump over
his shoulder the longest was chosen
as the Great Caupolocan.
''Zuniga, the great Spanish writer
Of the Golden Century OF Spanish lit
erature. commentaries the early
heroism of my people in his famous
epic known as la Araucana.' He
mentions the great chief Keupulikan
or Caupolican. and his wife Guacolda
who, when later imprisoned by the
Spaniards, denied her marriage to
him. Here we see that Arauco did
not only have men leaders. but also
women. Keupulikan, whose name
means by divine conception has been
remembered by all the Chilean citi-
zens as national hero who fought |
for the defense of his life.
Independent in 16lt
I'm 1641 the King of Spain conced-
ed to the Araucanians their indie
pendence, which was confirmed in
1855.
"A treaty was signed in 1876 with
the Chilean government which had
been formed in 1910. Temuco or
Temu (Temu treeD is wherethe great
Colipi and General Urrutia, the gen.
eral of the Chilean army and, the
Lonko of Arauco shook hands and
agreed to build city and to develop
the natural resources of the Araucan-
Ian domain.
My people cal themselves Ma
puches. which means people of the
and, or that they are native there (
All the Indians have their own reser-
vations, but the fact that they live
here in no way restricts their right y
o vote when election comes. In this t
hey may be contrasted with the i
North American Indian who must
give up his reservation to be a citi- 9
zen. Every Indian is registered I
What These Indians Drink.
THE Araucanian has his own a
drinks, such as the /.
nutlay or muddy and muzca. The 7
nuthay is made from wheat which is t
allied kako. kako is also served ut
able as dessert. Kako is ground, I
hon cooked in a great big tcallayo
challa) and boiled three or four .
lours in lot of water, and kept IN
mcseng for the next twenty hours ,
'efore it is fit to drink. This is not j
trong. it tastes fine; is healthy and
indeed is somewhat like the Ameri-
an milk shake. Muzca is made from