Preserving Tu’un Savi: Indigenous Languages, Community & Culture with Elodia Ramirez Perez
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Tu’un Savi is an indigenous language of the Mixteco people of Mexico, many of whom have migrated and made New York City home since the 1990s.
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Program invites you to learn about the struggles for collective and linguistic rights of indigenous people in Mexico and New York City.
Join us on September 16th from 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. in the Innovation Center and be inspired by Elodia Ramírez Pérez, a tu’un savi native speaker from Santa Maria Peñoles, Oaxaca in Mexico. In this hybrid event, Elodia will speak to us from her hometown via Zoom about the importance of preserving Mixteco languages and current efforts to do so. The event is free and open to the Adelphi community.
About the Speaker
Elodia Ramírez Pérez
Elodia Ramírez Pérez is an activist, promoter and researcher of the tu’un savi language and culture. She has a degree in Intercultural Bilingual Education from the ENBIO, a Master’s degree in Indo-American Linguistics from CIESAS, and holds a certificate in Teaching Indigenous Languages as a Second Language from INALI- UPN- Ajusco. Elodia is also a certified interpreter and translator by INALI.
Elodia specializes in reading 16th century documents in the Mixtec language and is a consultant in the design of didactic materials for the teaching of Oaxacan languages. She teaches Mixteco virtually and in-person. She works in the compilation of stories based on oral tradition with the objective of documenting and designing reading and writing materials. Currently, Elodia works at the Juan de Córdova Research Library in the area of coordination and research, and also teaches courses in tu’un savi as a second language, via Zoom at New York University and CUNY.
Accessibility Statement
Should you require an accommodation due to a documented disability, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Adelphi University require that all events be accessible. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the event host ausociology@adelphi.edu and allow for a reasonable time frame. The event host, when necessary, will collaborate with the Student Access Office.
For any questions, please contact Jacqueline Olvera at jolvera@adelphi.edu
Proudly sponsored by:
- The Latin American & Latinx Studies Program
- The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Environmental Studies Program
- The Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force
- Anthropology
- Innovation Center