Seismic Aftershocks and Language Policy in Oaxaca, Mexico: A Collaborative Account of Resolve and Resistance in the Defense and Use of Original Languages

Authors

  • Beatriz Guti Vicente Guerrero Bilingual Preschool San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca MX
  • Gisela Bal Vicente Guerrero Bilingual Preschool San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca MX
  • Mayem Arellanes Cano Technical Middle School #14 Reyes Mantec
  • Lois M. Meyer University of New Mexico http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8859-7857

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201953140

Keywords:

Indigenous education, Original languages, Mexico, bilingual education

Abstract

Since 2013, Oaxacan Indigenous educators have experienced

Author Biographies

Beatriz Guti, Vicente Guerrero Bilingual Preschool San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca MX

Ikoots principal of the preschool

Gisela Bal, Vicente Guerrero Bilingual Preschool San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca MX

Ikoots preschool teacher of 5-year-olds

Mayem Arellanes Cano, Technical Middle School #14 Reyes Mantec

Zapotec Social Studies instructor and lawyer

Lois M. Meyer, University of New Mexico

Professor, Department of Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS); Applied Linguist & Bilingual Educator

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Published

2019-12-20

How to Cite

Guti, B., Bal, G., Arellanes Cano, M., & Meyer, L. M. (2019). Seismic Aftershocks and Language Policy in Oaxaca, Mexico: A Collaborative Account of Resolve and Resistance in the Defense and Use of Original Languages. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201953140

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2019): Special Issue: Policy and Practice in the Use of Non-Dominant Languages in Comparative Education

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