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Legal Warning on Copyright and Indigenous Collective Rights

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Some of the materials gathered here have restricted access. This is not due to exclusion, but rather to the commitment to safeguard the integrity of the contents, as well as respect for copyright, community agreements, and the cultural context from which these materials originate.

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If you wish to access any of these materials, you may contact us. We will gladly evaluate your request and, if possible, grant you the corresponding access.

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We recommend reviewing the Copyright section below.

This archive is part of an Indigenous Ngiba community project and is protected both by copyright and by collective rights recognized for Indigenous peoples under national and international legal instruments.

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The content of this work — including the selection of essential words, testimonies, translations, linguistic materials, and the writing system — was compiled by Ulises Matamoros Ascención in dialogue and collaboration with members of the Ngiba community of Santa Inés Ahuatempan. Its reproduction, distribution, modification, or use outside the educational, research, or non-profit artistic creation context requires the free, prior, and informed consent of the community.

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Articles 11 and 31) recognizes the right of Indigenous peoples to maintain, control, protect, and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions, as well as collective intellectual property over them. Likewise, ILO Convention 169, ratified by the Mexican State, supports the protection of the ways of life, knowledge, and cultural expressions of Indigenous peoples.

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Any commercial use, misuse, reproduction without attribution, or decontextualization of this work’s content will be considered a violation of the collective and cultural rights of our community. We reserve the right to take necessary actions to defend our cultural and linguistic heritage.

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Use of this material is authorized only for educational, research, or non-profit artistic creation purposes, provided the source is properly cited and the cultural and community context from which it comes is respected.

Some materials are protected with access keys; however, you may write to us to request access keys.

Each section includes a detailed description of copyright rights and citation examples in different formats. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.