Mazatec people

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The Mazatec people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group from the northern Sierra of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their distinct Oto-Manguean languages, traditional agriculture, and rich ceremonial and healing practices.

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Mazatec 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
ethnic group
indigenous people
arePartOf Mesoamerican indigenous peoples
indigenous peoples of Mexico
country Mexico
culturalHeritageStatus endangered languages
culturalPractice oral tradition
ritual chanting
song-based divination
culturalRegion Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
Oaxaca NERFINISHED
economy coffee production
small-scale farming
ethnicGroupOf Mexico NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Highland Mazatec communities
Lowland Mazatec communities NERFINISHED
knownFor ceremonial practices
healing practices
use of sacred plants in rituals
language Mazatec NERFINISHED
Mazatec languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED
linguisticFeature complex phonology
tonal languages
migrationPattern internal migration within Mexico
migration to urban centers
populationCountry Mexico NERFINISHED
primaryLocation Sierra Mazateca NERFINISHED
northern Sierra of Oaxaca
region Sierra Norte de Oaxaca NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Chinantec people NERFINISHED
Mixtec people NERFINISHED
Zapotec people NERFINISHED
religion indigenous religion
syncretic Catholicism
state Oaxaca NERFINISHED
traditionalAgriculture beans cultivation
coffee cultivation
maize cultivation
squash cultivation
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing adobe houses
wooden houses
traditionalMedicine shamanic healing
traditionalSpecialist curandera
curandero
uses Salvia divinorum in rituals NERFINISHED
psilocybin mushrooms in ceremonies
writingSystemUse Latin alphabet for Mazatec languages

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Ixcatlán Mazatec spokenBy Mazatec people
Huautla Mazatec usedBy Mazatec people
Jalapa de Díaz Mazatec ethnicGroup Mazatec people
Huautla de Jiménez region ethnicGroup Mazatec people
Chiquihuitlán Mazatec isSpokenBy Mazatec people
Ayautla Mazatec spokenBy Mazatec people
Soyaltepec Mazatec ethnicity Mazatec people
Oaxaca state hasEthnicGroup Mazatec people
subject surface form: Oaxaca (state)
Eloxochitlán Mazatec isSpokenBy Mazatec people
Eloxochitlán Mazatec ethnicity Mazatec people
this entity surface form: Mazatec