Henry Sales, Mam Educator: Indigenous Families' Rights to Translated Information from Schools @colorincolorado

Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Henry Sales, a Mam educator who was born in Guatemala, explains that all families, including those who speak Indigenous languages, have a right to information in their home languages from their child's school.

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