Chief Caupolican is Emile Barrangon, an early 20th-century performer in the US who was born in Chile to an indigenous Mapuche father and a French mother. Despite his fame, he has not yet been included in studies on indigenous agency in Native American representations, likely because of his immigrant origins. We situate his indigenous self-identification and media success within the broader context of ongoing pan-indigenous activism in the country and Native Americans’ efforts to engage indigenous representations in the media. The pan-indigenous movement that sought to unify indigenous political claims, regardless of tribal affiliation, enabled and encouraged foreign-born aborigines and persons of mixed ancestry to identify with indigeneity in ways that transcend nation-state borders. By presenting and examining his multi-faceted life, performance, and political views, this article contributes to better understanding the complex dynamics of the indigenous performance landscape in the early 20th century.

首席 Caupolican 是 Emile Barrangon，他是 20 世纪早期的美国表演者，出生于智利，父亲是土著马普切人，母亲是法国人。尽管他声名鹊起，但他尚未被纳入关于美洲原住民代表中的土著代理研究，这可能是因为他的移民出身。我们将他的土著自我认同和媒体成功置于该国正在进行的泛土著激进主义和美洲原住民努力让土著代表参与媒体的更广泛背景下。寻求统一土著政治主张的泛土著运动，无论部落隶属关系如何，都使并鼓励外国出生的原住民和混合血统的人以超越民族国家边界的方式认同土著。通过展示和审视他多方面的生活、表演，