Rarámuri people

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The Rarámuri people, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous group of northern Mexico renowned for their traditional lifestyle and exceptional long-distance running abilities.

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Rarámuri people canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
alsoKnownAs Tarahumara
beverage tesgüino (corn beer)
clothing colorful skirts for women
loose shirts and headbands for men
continent North America
country Mexico
dance yúmari
diet corn-based foods
ethnonymMeaning “the light-footed people”
facingIssue deforestation in their territory
land dispossession
mining impacts
poverty
festival Semana Santa processions
surface form: Semana Santa celebrations
footwear huarache sandals
governance traditional community assemblies
governanceRole siríame (local governor)
knownFor endurance running in mountainous terrain
long-distance running
traditional lifestyle
language Rarámuri language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
music drums
guitar
violin
primaryRegion Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Tarahumara
recognizedBy Mexican government as Indigenous people
religion syncretic Catholicism
traditional Rarámuri beliefs
ritualSpecialist owirúame (healer)
runningFootwear minimal sandals
runningTerrain canyon trails
socialOrganization dispersed rancherías
state Chihuahua
traditionalCrop beans
maize
potatoes
squash
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing caves
stone houses
wooden houses
traditionalLivestock cattle
goats
sheep
traditionalSport ariweta
rarajípari

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Copper Canyon inhabitedBy Rarámuri people
Sierra Tarahumara homelandOf Rarámuri people
Rarámuri language spokenBy Rarámuri people
Urique Canyon inhabitedBy Rarámuri people
Urique Canyon hasCulturalSignificanceFor Rarámuri people