Tarahumara people
E144325
The Tarahumara people are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental, renowned for their long-distance running abilities and traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarahumara people canonical | 10 |
| Tarahumara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T998672 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tarahumara people Context triple: [Tepehuán, relatedGroup, Tarahumara people]
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Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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C.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
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E.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tarahumara people Target entity description: The Tarahumara people are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental, renowned for their long-distance running abilities and traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle.
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A.
Cochimí people
The Cochimí people are an Indigenous group native to the central Baja California peninsula in Mexico, historically known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle and now largely assimilated, with their original language considered extinct.
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B.
Mazatec
Mazatec is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language (or group of closely related languages) spoken primarily by the Mazatec people in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz.
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C.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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D.
Cocopa people
The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.
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E.
Mayaimi people
The Mayaimi people were a Native American tribe who historically lived around Lake Okeechobee in what is now southern Florida, known for their distinctive lake-centered culture and for giving their name to the city of Miami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ Uto-Aztecan people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rarámuri ⓘ |
| autonym | Rarámuri ⓘ |
| climateRegion |
Sierra Madre Occidental
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surface form:
Sierra Madre highlands
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ball races
ⓘ
corn beer feasts ⓘ ritual running ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
handicrafts
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
| footwear | huarache sandals ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Copper Canyon ⓘ |
| handicrafts |
textiles
ⓘ
wood carvings ⓘ woven baskets ⓘ |
| language |
Tarahumaran languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarahumara language
|
| languageFamily | Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ |
| notableIn | endurance sports literature ⓘ |
| populationRegion | Sierra Tarahumara ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| primaryState | Chihuahua ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Tepehuan people
ⓘ
surface form:
Tepehuán people
|
| religion |
syncretic Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| renownedFor |
copper canyon running
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endurance running ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ |
| runningStyle |
minimalist footwear
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trail running ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | dispersed settlements ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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drug-related violence ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ |
| traditionalBeverage | tesgüino ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
amaranth
ⓘ
beans ⓘ maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
caves
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stone houses ⓘ wooden cabins ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
pastoralism
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subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Tarahumara people Description of subject: The Tarahumara people are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental, renowned for their long-distance running abilities and traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.