Werkén
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Werkén is a traditional tribal leader but not a chief in the Mapuche
Culture of Southern South America. Thine is to be subordinate to the Lonco
or head and may be considered to be the body. The name werkén means "messenger" in mapudugun, the mapuche's language.
Mapuche
The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
Culture of Southern South America. Thine is to be subordinate to the Lonco
Lonco
A lonco or lonko is a tribal chief of the Mapuches. These were often Ulmen, the wealthier men in the lof. In wartime loncos of the various local rehue or the larger aillarehue would gather in a koyag or parliament and would elect a toqui to lead the warriors in battle...
or head and may be considered to be the body. The name werkén means "messenger" in mapudugun, the mapuche's language.