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Publication Date: 1998
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Indigenous Legal Translators: Challenges of a University Program for the Maya of Guatemala.
Herrera Pena, Guillermina; Raymundo, Jorge Manuel
Cultural Survival Quarterly, v22 n1 p53-56 Spr 1998
Guatemala is overhauling its justice system to be more congruent with its indigenous reality. A Rafael Landivar University program trains indigenous legal translators not only in legal and linguistic aspects, but also in strengthening indigenous identity and student commitment to the community. Challenges and future plans are described. A former student, now professor, discusses the program in a sidebar. (TD)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingualism, College Programs, Courts, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Indigenous Personnel, Interpreters, Law Related Education, Legal Aid, Maya (People), Mayan Languages, Native Language Instruction
Cultural Survival, Inc., 96 Mt. Auburn St.,Cambridge, MA 02138 ($45.00/year; back issues $5.00 each, plus $2.50 shipping and handling).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Translations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Guatemala
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