Alberto Curamil
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Alberto Curamil | |
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| Born | c. 1974 |
| Occupations | 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]
He holds the position of lonco, a chief of several communities.[6]
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