Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Perspectives for the documentation of indigenous languages in Brazil

3. Accessibility to results and primary data of research on indigenous languages of Mexico

4. The revitalization of Wixárika: A community project in the midwest region of Mexico

5. Reclamation initiatives in non-speaker communities: The case of two Nahua communities in the south of Jalisco State, Mexico

6. Structural outcomes of obsolescence and revitalization: Documenting variation among the Kukama-Kukamirias

7. Addressing the gap between community beliefs and priorities and researchers’ language maintenance interests

8. The linguist gaining access to the indigenous populations: Sharing cultural and linguistic knowledge in South America

9. Life histories, language attitudes and linguistic variation: Navigating the micropolitics of language revitalization in an Otomí community in Mexico

10. Indigenous authenticity as a goal of language documentation and revitalization: Addressing the motivations in the Xinkan community

11. Language documentation in two communities with high migration rates

12. Linguistic ideologies as a crucial factor in language revitalization: A look at the Mayangna languages of Nicaragua

Index