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The Nahuas from Sierra Negra The Nahuas from Sierra Negra
The Nahuas from Sierra Negra
2014-11-30 | Aleksandra Bergier | Nahua communities

A selection of photographs depicting the life of the Nahua people from the Sierra Negra region in the state of Puebla, Mexico.

Tags Nahua culture
Patron Saint's feast in Sierra Negra Patron Saint's feast in Sierra Negra
Patron Saint's feast in Sierra Negra
2014-11-23 | Aleksandra Bergier | Ceremonial life

A selection of photographs depicting the preparation of the Patron Saint's feast, celebrated in Sierra Negra, Mexico.

Tags Feasts
Learning a language through culture-inherent concepts: the case of Nahuatl Learning a language through culture-inherent concepts: the case of Nahuatl
Learning a language through culture-inherent concepts: the case of Nahuatl
2014-11-11 | Aleksandra Bergier | Teaching strategies

This article supports the line of thought, which proposes that the process of revitalization should embrace culturally specific ways of knowing in a more fundamental way, taking into account the emic, internal perspective of a native speaker, which encompasses traditional indigenous knowledge and interpretations existing within the culture, determined by local custom, meaning and belief.

Tags Nahuatl instruction | Publications | publication_nahuatl | publication_not_l | publication_not_w
Totlahtul Yultok Totlahtul Yultok
Totlahtul Yultok
2014-11-03 | Aleksandra Bergier | Culture

Mirel Yolotzin García, from the organization Ávido Desarrollo Humano based in Mexico City, talks about a theatrical play in Nahuatl, developed within the framework of the project "Totlahtul Yultok" ("Our language lives"). The play, which involves puppets and actors, emphasizes the value of one's mother tongue and the consequences of losing it.

Tags Contemporary Nahuatl | Language revitalization | Resources_video | Resources | video_nahuatl
The language of literature The language of literature
The language of literature
2014-11-12 | Aleksandra Bergier | tales

The women from the locality of San Francisco Tetlanohcan in Tlaxcala share their views on the language of literature after hearing a fragment of the book “Malintzin Itlahtol”, presented by the author- Refugio Nava Nava. “Malintzin Itlahtol” is the first publication in modern Nahuatl in standardized orthography based on colonial orthography and contemporary linguistic knowledge about morphology.

Tags Contemporary Nahuatl | Video | Resources_video | Resources | video_nahuatl | publication_nahuatl
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