Claudia Prepares Cacao
Cacao (cocoa bean) continues to hold a place of honor among foodstuffs in Maya communities. Watch as Claudia Pacay Col guides you through its preparation, from bean to cup. https://vimeo.com/1194429742/6556a45c03?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
Tour of Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSWdRhbJ7P8 Watch as we tour through the Guatemalan highlands and into Alta Verapaz to deliver the UNESCO children’s book, What Makes Us Human to Kaqchikel and Q’eqchi’ children at their schools.
Many languages, one future: Youth voices on multilingual education
Mayan Language Preservation Project community partner school, Centro Tecnológico Bilingüe, participated in UNESCO’s annual World Campus Event. The school of Q’eqchi’ teachers and students represented Guatemala and made connections with schools from Morocco, India, South Africa, and Guyana. Watch on YouTube
What Makes Us Human? Supporting Mayan Languages in Guatemala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdxMcdiXlXo “What Makes Us Human”, written by Victor D.O. Santos and illustrated by Anna Forlati, book launch in collaboration with UNESCO, community partner Editorial Cholsamaj, and The Mayan Languages Preservation Project.
Gasper Tomas’ Paris Reflection
Paris was never on my travel list. Yet, after the UNESCO trip with Masterword and the Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project, I find myself craving the city’s savory food, the art and its unparalleled beauty. At first, the thought of eating snails and fatty goose liver seemed unusual but the moment I tried escargots, […]
Mayan Languages Preservation Project Newsletter – Issue #2
Welcome to the second edition of the Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project Newsletter! We have so many exciting updates this month. Thanks to each one of you for joining us on this journey to celebrate, preserve, promote, and uplift our linguistic and cultural heritage! And We’re Live: A New Home for Our Voices It’s […]
Mayan Languages Preservation Project Newsletter – Issue #1
We’re thrilled to launch our very first edition of the Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitization Project Newsletter! In this space, we’ll share exciting updates, cultural insights, and the incredible work being done to preserve and promote Mayan language inclusion in the digital world. This month, we bring you some exciting new developments from the world […]
VI International Congress on Popol Wuj: Call for Paper Proposals
The 6th International Congress on the Popol Wuj follows the tradition of previous congresses, beginning with the first one in June 1979, initiated by Dr. Robert Carmack in the city of Santa Cruz del Quiché. Subsequent congresses were held in 1999, 2003, 2007, and the most recent in 2010, organized by the Center for Mayan […]
Conociendo Mi Historia: Una Mirada a Mi Vida y Mi Cultura Q’eqchi’
Mi Familia: La Raíz de Mis Valores Mi familia es el centro de todo lo que soy. Nacida en la Cooperativa Samac, Cobán, A.V. donde la unión familiar es vital, crecí rodeada de amor, respeto y tradiciones que me han formado como persona. Cada miembro de mi familia ha sido un ejemplo de esfuerzo y […]
A brilliant student’s research on language revitalization
Santiago Lozano conducted a research internship with the Mayan Languages Preservation Project during the summer of 2024. He chose to focus his research on the importance of language revitalization for minority languages. Please read his thoughts below. “The research I conducted with the Mayan Languages Preservation and Digitalization Project explores how minority languages are revitalized […]