In recent years the rate of migration from the state of Yucatan, Mexico, to the United States by Yucatec Maya peoples, has dramatically increased. It is estimated that about 40,000 Yucatec Maya live in the state of California alone.
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Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience, since 1972.
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