Mapuche Delegation from Chile Visit St. Cloud State University
KVSC News Director John Peterson speaks with Professor of Anthropology at St. Cloud State University Robert Lavenda, SCSU Community Outreach Director and member of the Spanish Faculty, Elizabeth Valencia Borgert, Regional Director of the BIO BIO region of CONADI, the Government Agency of Indigenous Affairs in Chile, Julio, and a Mapuche musician, Joel.
They discuss the recent visit members of the Delegation of Mapuche, the largest indigenous group of Chile, made to SCSU. The delegation was here to celebrate the opening of the SCSU Community Garden exhibit along with efforts to strengthen relationships with Minnesota Indigenous groups, and share unique elements of their art and culture.
