Lizbeth Sánchez García

Ph.D. Student

lizsanchezg11@unm.edu

Bio

Lizbeth Sánchez García is a Ñaa Savi (Mixteca woman) born in the community of San Andrés Montaña, Silacayoapam, Oaxaca, Mexico. She speaks To’on Tavi/Mixteco language from her community. She started her educational journey at Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, where she completed her secondary education studies. As the first in her family to continue with higher education, she had to migrate to Mexico City to study at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Then, she continued with her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology, also from UNAM. From 2012-2014, she started her community work with Indigenous migrants in Mexico City. In 2014, Lizbeth returned to Huajuapan de León to get involved in community projects. She has been working for more than 10 years in tequios (collective work for the common good) to build educational and community spaces for the revitalization of Mixteco language, identity, community autonomy, and sovereignty. She is currently a member of the collective “Ndiikanu’u Tu’un Tza’á” (Words that Flourish) in Huajuapan de León, and a member of the Iranu collective: “Network of Indigenous Women of Mexico City: Building Community.” In her professional field, she has worked as a bilingual teacher, workshop facilitator, psychopedagogical tutor, researcher, and developer of community projects. Currently, she is a PhD student in the Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies Program at University of New Mexico (UNM).