Doña Elva Ambía Rebata arrived in New York half a century ago from the Andes mountains of Peru. And although the New York metropolitan area is home to the largest Quechua community in the United States, for many years, Elva did not speak her native language. One day, she became determined to teach Quechua to prevent its disappearance. Today, in her community school, Elva fosters the Quechua language through songs and stories from the tradition of her people. Our correspondent, Marco Vinicio González, visited Elva in her classroom and brings us this report to commemorate the start of the International Year of Indigenous Languages. This report is part of the series on traditional arts known as “Raices”.
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