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The mission of this initiative is to educate Maya adults and youth in accordance with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which states:
Article 13
Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures, and to designate and retain their own names for communities, places and persons.
Article 14
- Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
- Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
Article 15
Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.
Maya Youth Mentoring Program
This program is designed to promote higher education among the Maya youth in Omaha Public Schools who will be the first of their families to attend college.
