Victorino Antilef

Victorino Antilef
Member of the Constitutional Convention of Chile
In office
4 July 2021 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byoffice established
Personal details
Born
Victorino Ernesto Antilef Ñanco

(1969-09-20) September 20, 1969 (age 55)
Antilhue, Chile
OccupationEducator

Victorino Ernesto Antilef Ñanco[1] (born 20 September 1969) is a Mapuche educator and politician in Chile. In 2021, Antilef was elected to the Chilean Constitutional Convention to represent the Mapuche people, who are entitled to seven reserved seats on the newly formed body.[2]

Early life and career

Victorino Antilef was born on 20 September 1969[3] and was raised in Antilhue, Los Ríos Region. Antilef is a fluent speaker of Mapudungun and attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[4] Additionally, Antilef is a member of the Mapuche Kalfulikan Association of Los Ríos.[5]

A teacher of intercultural education,[6] Antilef has attended events hosted by institutions such as the Austral University of Chile[7] and the University of La Frontera to promote Mapuche cultural knowledge.[8] One area of cultural revitalization that Antilef has emphasized is the protection of traditional Mapuche sports such as palín (referred to in Spanish as chueca), a stick-and-ball game.[9][10]

Constitutional Convention

As a member of the Constitutional Convention, Antilef has pushed for the "cultural revitalization" of Mapuche customs.[11] Antilef has indicated that environmental policy is his primary concern and has stated that "[i]t is essential to start talking about nature as a subject of law".[12] Antilef has connected the cause of environmental preservation to that of preserving indigenous cultures, explained that the natural environment holds spiritual significance to the Mapuche people and intertwined with Mapuche cultural values.[13]

During the 2021 election for President of the Constitutional Convention, Antilef supported fellow Mapuche activist and eventual victor Elisa Loncón.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Dos candidatos de Lanco a escaños reservados para representar a los pueblos originarios en la redacción de la nueva Constitución". Diario Lanco | oficial (in Spanish). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. ^ "Constituyente mapuche Victorino Antilef: "es fundamental que seamos una sola voz"". Mapuexpress (in Spanish). 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ^ "Victorino Antilef Ñanco – Anales de la República" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  4. ^ "BIOGRAFIAS | Caifil y Antilef Constituyente" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  5. ^ "Constituyente mapuche Victorino Antilef: "es fundamental que seamos una sola voz"". Diario de Futrono (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  6. ^ "Los Ríos: Antilef y Caifil trabajarán unidos en Convención Constitucional ante ajuste por paridad". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  7. ^ "At the Austral University of Chile: Cycle of Encounters Around Mapuche Culture Began". Austral University of chile. 22 August 2006.
  8. ^ Rodríguez, Claudia (2001). "Pentukún: Números 10 y 11". Estudios Filológicos (36): 192–194. doi:10.4067/S0071-17132001003600016. ISSN 0071-1713.
  9. ^ "Valdivia: Desarrollan juegos mapuche en escuelas de la costa para fortalecer cultura lafkenche". FOCO SOCIAL ::: COMUNICACIONES, NIÑEZ Y ADOLESCENCIA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  10. ^ "Staking a claim on hockey's roots". Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  11. ^ "Victorino Antilef, constituyente pueblo Mapuche: "Vamos a mantener un eje principal, relacionado con la territorialidad..." | soyvaldivia.cl". soychile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  12. ^ "Una machi, dirigentes y abogados ligados al conflicto en la macrozona sur logran los escaños reservados a pueblos originarios | Ex-Ante". www.ex-ante.cl (in Spanish). 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  13. ^ "Oficios mapuche, un trabajo en relación con la naturaleza y los territorios – Vamos en camino" (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  14. ^ Resumen.cl. "Constituyentes mapuche proclaman a Elisa Loncon como candidata a la directiva de la Convención y establecen puntos mínimos para funcionamiento del espacio". Resumen.cl. Retrieved 2021-07-17.