Alberto Curamil
Alberto Curamil | |
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Born | c. 1974 |
Nationality | Chilean |
Occupation | Indigenous leader, Mapuche spokesperson |
Awards | Goldman Environmental Prize (2019) |
Alberto Curamil (born c. 1974) is a Chilean and Mapuche indigenous leader from the Araucanía Region. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2019, for his efforts to protect the Cautín River from hydroelectric development projects.[1][2][3]
In 2018, he was arrested and jailed for 15 months for armed robbery but was later acquitted of all charges and released in December 2019.[4] In April 2021, he sustained injuries after a confrontation with police which led to him being hit with riot shotgun pellets.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Alberto Curamil". goldmanprize.org. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Loftus-Farren, Zoe (29 April 2019). "Jailed Chilean Anti-Dam Warrior Awarded 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ Leahy, Patrick (23 May 2019). "Statement On Alberto Curamil". Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Opinion: He has worked to protect the Earth. Now we must protect him". Washington Post. Washington Post.
- ^ "Fears for Chilean indigenous leader's safety after police shooting". Guardian. Guardian.
Categories:
- 20th-century Mapuche people
- 21st-century Mapuche people
- Lonkos
- Indigenous activists of the Americas
- Chilean activists
- Chilean environmentalists
- Indigenous peoples and the environment
- People from Araucanía Region
- Living people
- Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
- Chilean people stubs