Book about the Ayoreo People of Paraguay receives the Cenzontle Award - .::Agencia IP::.

A digital and physical book with an audio podcast about the traditional games of the Ayoreo people receives the Cenzontle Award in the International Mother Language Day framework. Ibercultura Viva and Ibermemoria Sonora organize Fotográfica y Audiovisual awards, which depend on the Ibero-American General Secretariat.

Cover of the book that won the Cenzontle Prize by compatriot Celeste Escobar.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- A digital and physical book with an audio podcast about the traditional games of the Ayoreo people receives the Cenzontle Award in the International Mother Language Day framework. Ibercultura Viva and Ibermemoria Sonora organize Fotográfica y Audiovisual awards, which depend on the Ibero-American General Secretariat.

The author is Celeste Escobar, an indigenous linguist, anthropologist, and educator with professional training in Paraguay, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Brazil. She had the support of Fondec for fieldwork with native speakers and the work of Oscar Posoraja, who transcribed the oral stories in an essential cultural rescue effort.

From Paris, the Paraguayan ambassador to UNESCO, Nancy Ovelar de Gorostiaga, pointed out that the news caused great joy to the Paraguayan cultural community in Europe: «There are compatriots who honor the country with their silent work and fill us with pride!» she indicated.