In the town of Jose Maria Morelos, Quintana Roo, teacher Fidencio Briseño Chena presented the translation of ‘The Little Prince’ into Mayan …
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U Múuk’il Kaaj, an ethnic-musical movement for the revitalization of the Maya language
Young musicians performed at the Tapanco Cultural Center in Merida, Yucatan. As part of the tour of the U Múuk’il Kaaj Ethnomusical …
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The Congress of Yucatan presented the Tsikbal Magazine (Dialogue), a publication that, for the first time, is offered in Spanish and Mayan, …
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Yucatecan students will sing Mexico’s National Anthem in Maya language
The students of the Indigenous Education elementary schools and those that are part of the “Ko’one’ex Kanik Maaya” (Let’s Learn Maya) program …
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Mayan has already become extinct among the natives of Mérida and in the rest of the state Yucatán it will be a …
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The Maya language must be promoted in Yucatan public schools
Learning and use of the Mayan language must be promoted among children attending public primary schools in Yucatán In order to safeguard …
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Maya indigenous people suffer employment and educational discrimination in Yucatán
The indigenous population of Yucatán, with 537,516 self-registered people, is one of the largest in the country, occupying fifth place nationally, but …
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Discrimination is the main cause of the decrease in the number of Mayan speakers
Discrimination against indigenous communities, and especially against Mayan speakers, appears to be the main factor that has influenced the reduction of this …
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Specialists propose that the Maya language should be taught in all schools across the Yucatán
In Yucatán, it was approved in 2019 to make the Maya language mandatory in elementary schools, but this remained only on paper. …
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Google’s Woolaroo will translate Maya and other indigenous languages
In order to help preserve and promote the different cultures and languages of the world, Google announced that it will launch the …