La (in)visibilización de las lenguas indígenas en la traducción institucional

This article examines the (in)visibility of Indigenous languages in institutional translation in Mexico, understood as a practice that reproduces symbolic and structural inequalities. Through documentary review and critical analysis of representative cases in the fields of health, justice, media, statistics, and everyday procedures, the systematic exclusion of these languages from official communication channels is shown to undermine fundamental rights, limit access to information, and perpetuate second-class citizenship for Indigenous peoples. The study argues that institutional translation should not be viewed as a mere technical mechanism, but rather as an essential public service with ethical and political implications for the recognition of the country's linguistic and cultural diversity.