Challenging the three faces of extractivism: the Mapuche struggle and the forestry industry in Chile

The Mapuche movement is among the most important social movements in post-dictatorship Chile. Since 1990s, struggle has increasingly turned into a violent conflict over land usage and environmental degradation. By referring to theories of global capitalism political ecology, we show how forestry extractivism shaped struggle. Based on extensive fieldwork region La Araucanía, analyze different forms inequalities including marginalization, cultural repression, ecological have led discontent. In reaction this multi-dimensional discontent, developed indigenous ‘collective bargaining by riot’ attacking local extractivist network. We identify transnational industry as major driver discuss limits Chile’s model.