–Imanalla, ñukaka Micaelami kani (“How are you? My name is Micaela”), says the teacher at the start of the Kichwa class. –Ñukaka alli kani, yachachik Micaela (“I’m fine, Miss Micaela”), say the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yarik Sisa, an artist with Yay Animación, works on "Aya Somos," the first Quichua animated short, blending Otavalo culture with ...

(WHTM) — Teachers of English as a second language are in high demand, and it turns out the best way to teach a second language is to feel what it’s like to learn one, which is what some Penn State ...

JATUN RUMI, Ecuador(AP) — High in the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, a group of young Otavalo Indigenous people is using anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language, especially ...

JATUN RUMI, Ecuador (AP) — Indigenous themes have been explored before in short and feature-length films produced in Peru and Ecuador but most of those films have had Spanish-speaking characters.