ABSTRACT
Few studies around the world have investigated migrants from indigenous peoples with respect to their languages, inside and outside of their countries. The indigenous migrant population from Mexico increased significantly in the 1980s, in both urban and rural zones in California-and then in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington (Fox, 2006, p. 3). However, there is little information about the sociolinguistic situation of Mexican indigenous languages in this migration setting. As researchers or linguistic curators, then, we have to know more in order to act or propose strategies that contribute to maintaining these languages as a part of the cultural heritage of humanity.
