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This article presents the results of research carried out on the linguistic and educational needs of Guatemala's national minorities and the responses given to those needs by Guatemala's central government. Specifically, the case of the Garífuna population on the Atlantic Coast is studied with a view to understanding the educational policy dynamics underlying Pre-Modern States towards the multicultural groups' lack of participation and incorporation into the national polity. Lastly, the specific educational claims of the Garífunas are studied, particularly in relation to Guatemala's other linguistic blocks, namely, Mayan and Spanish language speakers. ; Este artículo presenta los resultados de investigaciones cuyo objetivo principal fue el de analizar las respuestas del gobierno central guatemalteco frente a las necesidades lingüístico educativas de los habitantes pertenecientes al grupo Garífuna de la Costa Atlántica de Guatemala. La situación específica de los Garífunas se estudió con el propósito de observar las respuestas de un Estado Pre-Moderno frente a las aspiraciones de minorías nacionales en su seno. Tambíen se analiza en estas líneas, el lugar ocupado por los Garífunas en relación a los otros bloques lingüísticos de guatemala, a saber, las poblaciones de habla Maya y Castellano.

Creates the System of Councils for Development which is the way by which the Maya, Xica, Garifuna and non-indigenous populations can participate in public matters in order to implement democratic development planification. The System's main goal is to organize and coordinate the public administration through the creation of development policies, budget plans and programs to boost public and private interinstitutional coordination.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1.Communicating Within a Multicultural Workforce -- 2.The Challenge of Globalization -- 3.Indian Weddings,Family,and Festivals -- 4.The Garífuna Culture: A Proclaimed Masterpiece in Central America -- 5.Multiculturalism in Canada -- 6.Relationship-Building Between the Police and Inner City African American Minorities -- 7.Navigating Historical Cross-Cultural Antecedents of Crime Theory and Control -- Contributors -- Index.

This article presents the results of research carried out on the linguistic and educational needs of Guatemala's national minorities and the responses given to those needs by Guatemala's central government. Specifically, the case of the Garífuna population on the Atlantic Coast is studied with a view to understanding the educational policy dynamics underlying Pre-Modern States towards the multicultural groups' lack of participation and incorporation into the national polity. Lastly, the specific educational claims of the Garífunas are studied, particularly in relation to Guatemala's other linguistic blocks, namely, Mayan and Spanish language speakers.