Cahita peoples
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The Cahita peoples are an Indigenous group of northwestern Mexico, historically known for their distinct Uto-Aztecan languages and agricultural communities along the Yaqui and Mayo rivers.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Mesoamerican-related cultures
ⓘ
Native American peoples ⓘ |
| colonialPowerEncountered | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Northwest Mexico cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureAssociated |
Mayo River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaqui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Mayo people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaqui people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageGroup | Cahita languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Mayo River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaqui River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural communities along the Yaqui and Mayo rivers
ⓘ
distinct Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| locatedIn |
Sinaloa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | riverine communities ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Opata people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pima people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarahumara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Indigenous religion ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Uto-Aztecan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial period in Mexico
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
cotton ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
riverine agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
adobe dwellings
ⓘ
thatch-roof houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.