
Celerina Patricia Sánchez Santiago. Photo: Bérengère Sim.
Mexico’s culture ministry recognises 68 indigenous languages – although some experts say there are more than 100 spoken in the North American country.
“When you lose a language, you lose a whole culture," says Ana Chino Miguel, one of the women working to prevent this through storytelling and poetry.

Celerina Patricia Sánchez Santiago. Photo: Bérengère Sim.
Mexico’s culture ministry recognises 68 indigenous languages – although some experts say there are more than 100 spoken in the North American country.