Please, I look for initiatives around the world to use as models for language policies in South America.
Diego Barbosa da Silva There are various initiatives around the world that aim to preserve Indigenous languages in major cities, and these can serve as models for language policies in South America. These initiatives include language revitalization programs, bilingual education, language immersion programs, community-based language preservation, and government support. However, it's important to note that each region has its unique cultural context, and language policies should be tailored to meet the needs of the local Indigenous communities.
The most important requirement is to achieve a significant group of people who love and feel proud of the language concerned. This could involve actively promoting and publishing the literature, stories, poems and songs contained in its cultural legacy. There are unfortunate examples, on the other hand, where a government attempted to force its population to embrace a particular language, creating a reaction against it. There are also instances where the authorities deliberately tried to suppress a language spoken in their country - sometimes [but not always] successfully.
In South America, encouraging youngsters to learn an indigenous tongue might be an uphill struggle - because many of them probably prefer to devote their time and efforts to studying English.
Diego Barbosa da Silva - Have you seen Language nest - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_nest ?
I think the 'mother tongue' works well. Children learn very quickly therefore indigenous languages can be preserved as children learn and speak local languages spoken by their birth parents / care givers. Even when they start education where they tend to acquire foreign languages, the indigenous language they have learnt from home/family remains with them hence, preserved. This is very popular among the Hausa/Fulani in Nigeria, West Africa.
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