Date

12-2025

Document Type

Capstone Project (Open Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Human Development & Family Science

Major

Human Development & Family Science

First Advisor

Kimberlyn Forte

Abstract

Preserving indigenous languages is crucial for maintaining cultural identity, strengthening family bonds, and promoting the healthy development of children. For many immigrant Triqui families, the shift to using dominant languages like English or Spanish can lead to language attrition, a gradual loss of their native language when it is no longer spoken regularly at home (McCarty, 2003). To help Triqui parents actively preserve and promote their heritage language, I conducted a workshop specifically for a group of Triqui mothers at the Greenfield Community Center. The workshop provided practical strategies to engage children in everyday Triqui conversations, strengthen intergenerational connections, foster a positive cultural identity, and create a supportive home environment where the indigenous Triqui language can thrive.

Comments

Acknowledgements: Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB), Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO), City of Greenfield, CelebrationNation.org, the Triqui Indigenous women in Greenfield, California, and A. Alvarez. for their support and shared resources who made this project possible.

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