AFRO-CHILEAN

Afro-Chileans are Chileans of African descent. The first Africans were brought in 1563 and slavery was abolished in 1823. They are concentrated in Arica y Parinacota of northern Chile. They make up less than 1% of the population with 8,415 Afro-Chileans. “They are not recognized by the Chilean government as an ethnic group. The strong activist efforts organizations like Afro-Chilean Alliance(Lumbanga, Oro Negro and Arica Negro) asserted the inclusion of Afro-Chileans as an ethnic group in the recent census.”(Afropedea) African influences can be seen in the culinary delight of sopaipillas and the rhythmic music and dance of tumbe.

For History of Afro-Chilean

History- Afro-Chilean - Afropedea

History- Afro-Chileans | Minority Rights Group

History and Culture- https://rediscoveringafricaheritage.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/afro-chileans-of-african-ancestry-in-chile-south-america/

Video History- https://youtu.be/EUKnAck6VmQ

Video History and Culture- https://youtu.be/02oZwkjkYEo

Current Migration in Chile- https://youtu.be/Qm-JfysTtSw

Afro-Chilean Commentary- https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2019/05/afro-chileans-recognition-denial-pride

Afro-Chilean culture- https://chiletoday.cl/afro-chileans-finally-recognized-as-culture-in-chile/

Afro-Chilean report- https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/for-afro-chileans-first-step-is-getting-counted/

Afro-Chilean report- https://www.guernicamag.com/recognizing-blackness-in-chile/

Afro-Chileans Music and Dance Resources