When languages disappear, so do the living cultures and human stories embedded within them. The Maya Girls are refusing to let that happen to the linguistic family of 22 different Mayan languages tracing back 5,000 years.
Author: Roselyn Costantino
Roselyn Costantino, Ph.D. is a Professor of Spanish, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Latin American Studies at Pennsylvania State University Altoona.