The Plenum of the Mexican Senate has approved a law reform for the Linguistic Rights of Indigenous People to promote their development through the use of their mother tongue. With this, the Senate aims to strengthen "the rescue and preservation of the indigenous language of the country", informs Noticias MVS.
The reform foresees that in medium higher and higher educational levels, interculturality, multilingualism, respect to diversity, and linguistic rights will be encouraged.
The educational federal and state authorities will warrant indigenous people the "access to compulsory, bilingual, and intercultural education."
The Senate has also modified the Law to make indigenous languages and Spanish national due to their historical origin so that they have the same validity. "Indigenous people should have full access to the justice of the State. Indigenous languages cannot be an obstacle."
The reform foresees that in medium higher and higher educational levels, interculturality, multilingualism, respect to diversity, and linguistic rights will be encouraged.
The educational federal and state authorities will warrant indigenous people the "access to compulsory, bilingual, and intercultural education."
The Senate has also modified the Law to make indigenous languages and Spanish national due to their historical origin so that they have the same validity. "Indigenous people should have full access to the justice of the State. Indigenous languages cannot be an obstacle."
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