Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
Preserving the Tzotzil worldview through video games
Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
globalvoices.org
February 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
19 years old Royer Perez-Jimenez is one of the youngest people to die in an ICE camp.
His arrest was unnecessarily violent and forceful.
He’s shoved to the ground while officers kneel on his back as he struggles to communicate.
A few weeks later, he was dead.
Abolish ICE
His arrest was unnecessarily violent and forceful.
He’s shoved to the ground while officers kneel on his back as he struggles to communicate.
A few weeks later, he was dead.
Abolish ICE
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida ICE Custody
The 19-year-old told police he speaks Tzotzil, an indigenous language from Mexico.
www.miaminewtimes.com
March 28, 2026 at 5:27 AM
19 years old Royer Perez-Jimenez is one of the youngest people to die in an ICE camp.
His arrest was unnecessarily violent and forceful.
He’s shoved to the ground while officers kneel on his back as he struggles to communicate.
A few weeks later, he was dead.
Abolish ICE
His arrest was unnecessarily violent and forceful.
He’s shoved to the ground while officers kneel on his back as he struggles to communicate.
A few weeks later, he was dead.
Abolish ICE
Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
Preserving the Tzotzil worldview through video games
Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
globalvoices.org
January 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Manuel Pérez is creating spaces where children learn the Tzotzil language in a fun way, developing a video game inspired by Tzotzil stories and worldview, as part of the 2024 Mayan Languages Digital Activism Program.
“The group’s members largely came from the Indigenous Tzotzil community. ‘Those who call themselves the Motonetos are children of displaced Tzotzil living in the poorest outskirts of the city’...” Anyone know if they're still active?
The Indigenous Motorcycle Gang Plaguing Mexico's Southern State of Chiapas
A motorcycle gang, known as the Motonetos, which draws its membership from Indigenous communities is terrorizing the Mexican state of Chiapas.
insightcrime.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“The group’s members largely came from the Indigenous Tzotzil community. ‘Those who call themselves the Motonetos are children of displaced Tzotzil living in the poorest outskirts of the city’...” Anyone know if they're still active?
Hay una aplicación que se llama Miyotl (rayo de luz en Nahuátl) para aprender lenguas indígenas.
Le dicen el Duolingo mexicano.
Se puede aprender Náhuatl, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Maya, Chinanteco, Mazateco, Mazahua, Mixe, Totonaco, Chocolteco y Otomí.
Miyotl es un ajolote ❤️
Le dicen el Duolingo mexicano.
Se puede aprender Náhuatl, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Maya, Chinanteco, Mazateco, Mazahua, Mixe, Totonaco, Chocolteco y Otomí.
Miyotl es un ajolote ❤️
February 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Hay una aplicación que se llama Miyotl (rayo de luz en Nahuátl) para aprender lenguas indígenas.
Le dicen el Duolingo mexicano.
Se puede aprender Náhuatl, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Maya, Chinanteco, Mazateco, Mazahua, Mixe, Totonaco, Chocolteco y Otomí.
Miyotl es un ajolote ❤️
Le dicen el Duolingo mexicano.
Se puede aprender Náhuatl, Zapoteco, Mixteco, Tzotzil, Tzeltal, Maya, Chinanteco, Mazateco, Mazahua, Mixe, Totonaco, Chocolteco y Otomí.
Miyotl es un ajolote ❤️
Church at Chamula, Chiapas 2006
Built by Catholic conquerors, taken over by Tzotzil indigenous healers. Violence in this village caused by Evangelistas vs. rebranded Catholics. Part of the violent history of beautiful Chiapas.
#chiapas #mexico #Tzotzil #indigenous #photograph
Built by Catholic conquerors, taken over by Tzotzil indigenous healers. Violence in this village caused by Evangelistas vs. rebranded Catholics. Part of the violent history of beautiful Chiapas.
#chiapas #mexico #Tzotzil #indigenous #photograph
May 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Church at Chamula, Chiapas 2006
Built by Catholic conquerors, taken over by Tzotzil indigenous healers. Violence in this village caused by Evangelistas vs. rebranded Catholics. Part of the violent history of beautiful Chiapas.
#chiapas #mexico #Tzotzil #indigenous #photograph
Built by Catholic conquerors, taken over by Tzotzil indigenous healers. Violence in this village caused by Evangelistas vs. rebranded Catholics. Part of the violent history of beautiful Chiapas.
#chiapas #mexico #Tzotzil #indigenous #photograph
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida #ICE Custody
#ICEOut
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
#ICEOut
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida ICE Custody
The 19-year-old told police he speaks Tzotzil, an indigenous language from Mexico.
www.miaminewtimes.com
March 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida #ICE Custody
#ICEOut
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
#ICEOut
www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
Happy Bandcamp Friday! 20 new Leo Records titles are now available, including Cecil Taylor's spoken word/poetry album Chinampas, and Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil, which features more of his poetry plus a volcanic live performance from 1987.
leorecords.bandcamp.com/music
leorecords.bandcamp.com/music
October 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Happy Bandcamp Friday! 20 new Leo Records titles are now available, including Cecil Taylor's spoken word/poetry album Chinampas, and Tzotzil Mummers Tzotzil, which features more of his poetry plus a volcanic live performance from 1987.
leorecords.bandcamp.com/music
leorecords.bandcamp.com/music
Apparently several languages in South America have colexified "cat" and "dog"
One language, Zinacantán Tzotzil, has colexified "cat" and "insect"
clics.clld.org/edges/2009-1...
One language, Zinacantán Tzotzil, has colexified "cat" and "insect"
clics.clld.org/edges/2009-1...
May 29, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Apparently several languages in South America have colexified "cat" and "dog"
One language, Zinacantán Tzotzil, has colexified "cat" and "insect"
clics.clld.org/edges/2009-1...
One language, Zinacantán Tzotzil, has colexified "cat" and "insect"
clics.clld.org/edges/2009-1...
K'ay Nikte → tzotzil, zapoteco, mixteco, maya and Spanish
(I'll post more when I get home lol
(I'll post more when I get home lol
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
K'ay Nikte → tzotzil, zapoteco, mixteco, maya and Spanish
(I'll post more when I get home lol
(I'll post more when I get home lol
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬
Comandanta Ramona, mujer indígena tzotzil, fue una de las representantes del movimiento zapatista que, además de defender los derechos de pueblos originarios, también buscó impulsar los derechos de las mujeres
Comandanta Ramona, mujer indígena tzotzil, fue una de las representantes del movimiento zapatista que, además de defender los derechos de pueblos originarios, también buscó impulsar los derechos de las mujeres
January 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬
Comandanta Ramona, mujer indígena tzotzil, fue una de las representantes del movimiento zapatista que, además de defender los derechos de pueblos originarios, también buscó impulsar los derechos de las mujeres
Comandanta Ramona, mujer indígena tzotzil, fue una de las representantes del movimiento zapatista que, además de defender los derechos de pueblos originarios, también buscó impulsar los derechos de las mujeres
Delighted to present a new film, "Faith, Ecology and Hope", conceived in response to the murder of Fr. Marcelo Pérez, a Tzotzil indigenous Catholic priest from Mexico (we had been collaborating with him at the time of his killing in in Oct 2024):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NG...
Faith, Ecology and Hope
YouTube video by Laudato Si' Research Institute
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Delighted to present a new film, "Faith, Ecology and Hope", conceived in response to the murder of Fr. Marcelo Pérez, a Tzotzil indigenous Catholic priest from Mexico (we had been collaborating with him at the time of his killing in in Oct 2024):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0NG...
Nobody is safe. If they go after someone speaking Tzotzil they will go after other Alaskan and American Natives speaking their languages especially if they aren’t “white enough.”
April 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Nobody is safe. If they go after someone speaking Tzotzil they will go after other Alaskan and American Natives speaking their languages especially if they aren’t “white enough.”
The police encounter that led up to a 19-year-old becoming one of the youngest people to die in U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) custody started with him riding a scooter and escalated into officers shoving him to the ground, body-camera footage obtained by New Times shows. ...
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida ICE Custody
The 19-year-old told police he speaks Tzotzil, an indigenous language from Mexico.
www.miaminewtimes.com
March 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The police encounter that led up to a 19-year-old becoming one of the youngest people to die in U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) custody started with him riding a scooter and escalated into officers shoving him to the ground, body-camera footage obtained by New Times shows. ...
TAT: [Nationalism]
TAT: [Nationalism]
My heart! She arrived in the U.S. at 16. She's only 24 years old now. Extraordinary ordeal – in physical agony the whole time, in one of the worst ICE camps.
She failed her "credible fear" interview because the govt didn't provide interpretation in her Indigenous language, Tzotzil.
She failed her "credible fear" interview because the govt didn't provide interpretation in her Indigenous language, Tzotzil.
The likelihood that Andrea Pedro-Francisco would ever return to her family in Minnesota was vanishingly small. Immigrants without legal status seldom get out of detention under the Trump administration — unless to be deported. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/22/i...
‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins • Minnesota Reformer
Andrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago. “My mind is halfway here, t...
minnesotareformer.com
July 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My heart! She arrived in the U.S. at 16. She's only 24 years old now. Extraordinary ordeal – in physical agony the whole time, in one of the worst ICE camps.
She failed her "credible fear" interview because the govt didn't provide interpretation in her Indigenous language, Tzotzil.
She failed her "credible fear" interview because the govt didn't provide interpretation in her Indigenous language, Tzotzil.
Full story here: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
Body Cam Video Shows Rough Arrest of Teen Who Died in Florida ICE Custody
The 19-year-old told police he speaks Tzotzil, an indigenous language from Mexico.
www.miaminewtimes.com
March 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Full story here: www.miaminewtimes.com/news/body-ca...
“Tzotzil organizer, teacher, and long-term political prisoner Alberto Patishtán passed away on October 2.
Patishtán was involved in mutual aid projects in his community of El Bosque, Chiapas, and worked in Indigenous education...”
Patishtán was involved in mutual aid projects in his community of El Bosque, Chiapas, and worked in Indigenous education...”
México. La vida de Alberto Patishtán Gómez, profesor y líder histórico tsotsil, se apaga en un hospital de Tuxtla - Resumen Latinoamericano
Por Xicoténcatl. Rebelión_Resumen Latinoamericano 2 de octubre 2026. …Y allí asomó el Totilme’íl ancestro; se juntaron los pájaros de la noche con zorra, tecolote y lechuza. Pero ganó el colibrí. Y se...
www.resumenlatinoamericano.org
October 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“Tzotzil organizer, teacher, and long-term political prisoner Alberto Patishtán passed away on October 2.
Patishtán was involved in mutual aid projects in his community of El Bosque, Chiapas, and worked in Indigenous education...”
Patishtán was involved in mutual aid projects in his community of El Bosque, Chiapas, and worked in Indigenous education...”
Thatched house, Chiapas 2006, taken with a disposable camera. Chiapas was the wildest, most beautiful, most indigenous and haunting place that I’ve ever experienced.
#photography #indigenous #chiapas #tzotzil #mexico
#photography #indigenous #chiapas #tzotzil #mexico
July 18, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Thatched house, Chiapas 2006, taken with a disposable camera. Chiapas was the wildest, most beautiful, most indigenous and haunting place that I’ve ever experienced.
#photography #indigenous #chiapas #tzotzil #mexico
#photography #indigenous #chiapas #tzotzil #mexico
#FairyTaleTuesday In the Tzotzil Mayan culture, vultures and fire were often paired. This is displayed charmingly in "The Buzzard Husband," a folktale in which a man and vulture swap lives. The vulture takes to the man's work easily, overseeing cultural burns and charming his wife. (1/2)
February 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday In the Tzotzil Mayan culture, vultures and fire were often paired. This is displayed charmingly in "The Buzzard Husband," a folktale in which a man and vulture swap lives. The vulture takes to the man's work easily, overseeing cultural burns and charming his wife. (1/2)
"Mexico’s Ruperta Bautista Vázquez has been named the winner of the Indigenous Literatures of the Americas Prize for her poetry collection in the Tzotzil language".
Read a poem by Bautista Vázquez at www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/septemb...
#FIL2024 #Guadalajara #Mexico
Read a poem by Bautista Vázquez at www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/septemb...
#FIL2024 #Guadalajara #Mexico
Guadalajara Book Fair Opens With New Bologna Prize
The Guadalajara Book Fair's 38th iteration features a new international illustration award, produced by Bologna Children's Book Fair…
publishingperspectives.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:47 AM
"Mexico’s Ruperta Bautista Vázquez has been named the winner of the Indigenous Literatures of the Americas Prize for her poetry collection in the Tzotzil language".
Read a poem by Bautista Vázquez at www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/septemb...
#FIL2024 #Guadalajara #Mexico
Read a poem by Bautista Vázquez at www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/septemb...
#FIL2024 #Guadalajara #Mexico
Besides being a born US citizen, He is literally an Indigenous American (He didn't look "LatinX" to me here), a 4000 yr old American native. He is more native to the Americas than Trump or the white racists will ever be.
"The 20-year-old’s first language is Tzotzil, a Mayan language"
"The 20-year-old’s first language is Tzotzil, a Mayan language"
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Besides being a born US citizen, He is literally an Indigenous American (He didn't look "LatinX" to me here), a 4000 yr old American native. He is more native to the Americas than Trump or the white racists will ever be.
"The 20-year-old’s first language is Tzotzil, a Mayan language"
"The 20-year-old’s first language is Tzotzil, a Mayan language"