Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas ( en, General Law of Indigenous Peoples' Linguistic Rights) was published in the
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
''
Official Journal of the Federation'' on 13 March 2003
[Lang, 2008; p.115] during the term of
Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada. It gave rise to the creation of the
National Institute of Indigenous Languages
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
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This
law is a juridical element that specifies the recognition of the individual and
collective rights of the persons and peoples who own and practice some of the 68
indigenous languages of
Mexico. In addition, it specifies nations as to be understood by indigenous languages and national languages, the conditions of application of the decree, and the attributes, purposes and functions of the National Institute of Indigenous Languages. The law also considers indigenous languages an integral part of the national cultural and linguistic heritage of Mexico.
The LGDLPI, in its Article 4, recognizes indigenous languages as national languages with the same validity as Spanish:
The indigenous languages that are recognized in the terms of this Law and Spanish are national languages due to their historical origin and will have the same validity, guaranteeing at all times the human rights to non-discrimination and access to justice in accordance with the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the international treaties in the matter to which the Mexican State is a party.
See also
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Languages of Mexico
Many languages are spoken in Mexico, though Spanish is the ''de facto'' national language spoken by the vast majority of the population, making Mexico the world's most populous Hispanophone country. The indigenous languages are from eleven lan ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
Artículos de la Ley General (in Spanish)
Government of Mexico
Languages of Mexico
Law of Mexico
2003 in Mexico
Indigenous languages of the Americas
Bilingualism
Language legislation
Linguistic rights
2003 in law
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