As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthening and celebrating original languages and cultures, The Americas Research Network (ARENET) is honored to collaborate in the first edition of the Festival of Seven Languages: Challenges and Realities of the Original and Afro-Mexican Peoples of Puebla, taking place from August 7 to 10, 2025, across three venues in the city of Puebla.
Organized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), and framed by the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9) and the National Day of Afro-Mexican Peoples, Communities, and Individuals (August 10), the festival will highlight the deep historical and cultural presence of the seven original languages spoken throughout the region: Masehual Tla tol, (“Náhuatl”), Ñänhú (“Otomí”), De’en Davi (“Mixtec”), Lhi’ Ma’ Alh’ Ama (“Tepehua”), Tutunakú (“Totonac”), Án Ngi Chikju (“Mazatec”), and Ngiwa (“Popoloca”). This collaborative effort brings together the Government of Puebla, the National Institutes of Indigenous Peoples and of Cinematography, the Citizen Council for Indigenous Affairs, the Puebla branch of INAH, and ARENET, in a shared mission to promote and sustain the living linguistic heritage of Puebla.
