This document discusses indigenous literacy in Mexico and issues around second language learning. It notes that Mexico has over 100 million inhabitants, with 12 million indigenous people from 62 ethnic groups speaking over 130 languages. While the national illiteracy rate is 8.4%, it is 33% among indigenous people. The government has implemented a bilingual education model to promote literacy and second language acquisition, but there are still critical issues to address like short time periods for literacy in native languages and a need for more culturally appropriate and continuous education programs.