In the coming weeks, roughly two dozen students will become the inaugural graduates from Ecuador’s first public Indigenous ...

In Ecuador, this richness is expressed through a wide plurality of Indigenous languages which, despite their cultural value, face an increasing risk of disappearance. The loss of a language implies ...

According to UNESCO, in Andean countries with a Kichwa majority, such as Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, there is an accelerated loss of the language, primarily due to migration and the death of speakers.

Penn State students who already speak Spanish didn’t get off easy either. Donely said they took Kichwa classed, which is the most common indigenous language in Ecuador.

NAPO, Ecuador — Gloria Ushigua, president of the Sápara women’s association, stops by a large, thin, spindly tree that looks almost dead, and breaks off a thin branch. Running her fingers ...