Ma’u Henua Informs
Government pressure to modify the Contract of Concession of the Park.
Today that Contract of Concession of the Rapa Nui Park is at risk. The public controversies that have arisen within the Island community around the administration of the Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community have left an opening for a fictitious need on the part of the central government to modify the Contract of Concession. The out-going board of the Commission for Development of Isla de Pascua (CODEIPA) was charged with drawing up the contractual changes and has presented a preliminary proposal including the following points.
2.- The Commission for Development will have the attributes of approving and controlling the annual Plan of Operations and the presentation of the accounting of Ma’u Henua, which must correspond to the system of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile, which will set the norms for its procedures.
3.- Ma’u Henua must respect the current Chilean legislation and regulation related to the administration of the Park, which is considered national property by the Government. It must obtain official permissions to make investments and respect the functions and legal attributes of those governmental organizations which exercise functions within the Park (National Properties, CONAF, Monuments Council and CODEIPA).
Clearly, this change is a retreat in the process of delegating autonomy to the Rapanui people. Today, the central government, through the Provincial Governor, is pressuring the board of the community to sign. “We’ll let you finish your term tranquilly to August of 2020, but you must sign the change to the Contract of Concession.”
The formation of the Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community and the signing of the Contract of Concession of the Park for 50 years are considered advances in recognizing historical truths and in the new arrangements between the nation of Chile and the Rapanui people. We hope that the Rapanui people and the newly elected Board of Directors of CODEIPA will demand a vote on the acceptance or rejection of the modification of this Contract of Concession originally signed by President Bachelet.
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