Everything we know about first peoples has come to us through translation. It is also the case that misunderstandings between first peoples and dominant societies have been accentuated by assimilative translations. We propose a dialogical and decolonizing kind of translation able to further comprehension among different worlds of life and different cultural knowledge systems. Consequently, those who do not share values about the worlds of life or about life itself can get to know each other, to respect each other and to hope for reciprocal enrichment. Based on a dialogic interpretation of some ideas expressed in the Maya-Chuj language, we propose an analytical and methodological approach aimed at thwarting colonializing inertias. Acknowledging the linguistic traditions proper to first peoples helps to recognize their cultural existence. It also helps to make them visible while respecting their power to signify. We practice a kind of intercultural translation that undoes hierarchies and welcomes differences.