Nahuat Pipil
Lands
Western El Salvador, especially Sonsonate and Ahuachapán departments
Countries El Salvador
Facts 3
Language
In Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Nahuat-speaking teachers created Nahuatl cribs where children learn the language, and Radio Sensunat promotes Nahuat Pipil culture.
As of 2020 Source: Cultural Survival, Radio Sensunat: Broadcasting to Revitalize the Nahuat Language in El Salvador (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Governance
Izalco is the only municipality in El Salvador with an ancestral Indigenous government, made up of mayordomos and mayordomas.
As of 2020 Source: Cultural Survival, Radio Sensunat: Broadcasting to Revitalize the Nahuat Language in El Salvador (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
History
In 2014 El Salvador amended article 63 of its constitution to recognize Indigenous Peoples and commit to policies supporting their identity and culture.
As of 2014 Source: Cultural Survival, The Resilience and Resistance of the Nahuat Pipil Peoples of El Salvador (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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