Chileans head to the polls later this week to elect a group of people who will draft a new constitution.
11 percent of the seats at the Constitutional Convention are being reserved for leaders representing ten indigenous groups.
And there is hope this could be a crucial first step towards solving an increasingly explosive conflict.
Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Lonquimay, in Southern Chile.
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