Partnering with Indigenous Families from Latin America

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"Partnering with Indigenous Families from Latin America" is a family outreach video series featuring Henry Sales (Mam), an Indigenous educator from Guatemala who came to the U.S. as a teenager. The videos are available in English, Spanish, and Mam and can be used in family engagement events with Indigenous families from Latin America.

In the videos, Mr. Sales encourages other Mam and Indigenous families from Latin America to keep their culture and language strong in this special PSA series, available in English, Spanish, and Mam.

Note: While this series highlights the Mam language and culture, the videos can be used with Latin American Indigenous communities who speak other languages. Interpreters who speak families’
languages can interpret the videos, or some families may be comfortable watching the videos in English or Spanish. Knowing your families’ language preferences will allow you to plan accordingly.

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Acknowledgements

This project was made possible with the support of our founding partner, the American Federation of Teachers.

English

Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Hold on to Your Mam Culture
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Hold on to Your Mam Culture
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Hold on to Your Mam Language
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Hold on to Your Mam Language
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Sharing My Mam Culture with Others
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Sharing My Mam Culture with Others
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Indigenous Families' Rights to Translated Information from Schools
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Indigenous Families' Rights to Translated Information from Schools
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Sing to Your Baby!
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Sing to Your Baby!

Spanish

Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Aférrate a tu cultura Mam
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Aférrate a tu cultura Mam
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Aférrate a tu lengua Mam
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Aférrate a tu lengua Mam
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Compartiendo mi cultura Mam con los demás
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Compartiendo mi cultura Mam con los demás
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Derechos de las familias Indígenas para la traducción escolar
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: Derechos de las familias Indígenas para la traducción escolar
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: ¡Cántale a tu bebé!
Henry Sales, Educador Indígena Mam: ¡Cántale a tu bebé!

Mam

Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Ax tzyunk tib’i ti’j tanq’ib’li / Hold Onto Your Mam Culture
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Ax tzyunk tib’i ti’j tanq’ib’li / Hold Onto Your Mam Culture
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Ax tzyunk tib’i ti’j tyoli / Hold on to Your Mam Language
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Ax tzyunk tib’i ti’j tyoli / Hold on to Your Mam Language
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Nxi nq’oni wanq’ib’li kyuk’l junt k’aloj xjal / Sharing My Mam Culture
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: Nxi nq’oni wanq’ib’li kyuk’l junt k’aloj xjal / Sharing My Mam Culture
Henry Sales: Tja t-xnaq’tzb’il tk’wali / Indigenous Families' Rights to Translated Information
Henry Sales: Tja t-xnaq’tzb’il tk’wali / Indigenous Families' Rights to Translated Information
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: B’itzni tuk’l ne tk’wali/tali! / Sing to Your Baby!
Henry Sales, Ajxnaq’tzal: B’itzni tuk’l ne tk’wali/tali! / Sing to Your Baby!

Interview Clips: Henry Sales

Henry Sales, Mam Educator: How I Became an Advocate for My Indigenous Community
Henry Sales, Mam Educator: How I Became an Advocate for My Indigenous Community
Henry Sales: How Schools Can Partner with Indigenous Families from Latin America
Henry Sales: How Schools Can Partner with Indigenous Families from Latin America
Henry Sales: Welcoming Indigenous Languages in Schools
Henry Sales: Welcoming Indigenous Languages in Schools
Henry Sales: Why Indigenous Families May Hide Their Identity
Henry Sales: Why Indigenous Families May Hide Their Identity
Henry Sales: Teaching Our Daughter Mam
Henry Sales: Teaching Our Daughter Mam