Rarámuri

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Indigenous people Native American people ethnic group

The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rarámuri means "runners on foot" or "those who run fast"	1
Tepiman	1
“Rarámuri” is often translated as “runners on foot” or “those who run fast”	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Tarahumara ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalPractice	community fiestas ⓘ ritual foot races ⓘ tesgüino (corn beer) ceremonies ⓘ
exonym	Tarahumara ⓘ
facingIssues	deforestation ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ migration pressures ⓘ mining impacts ⓘ
knownFor	ball races (rarajípari) ⓘ canyon agriculture ⓘ endurance running ⓘ foot races ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ traditional lifestyle ⓘ
language	Rarámuri language ⓘ
languageFamily	Uto-Aztecan ⓘ surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
meaningOfName	Rarámuri self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: “Rarámuri” is often translated as “runners on foot” or “those who run fast”
partOf	indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico
populationTrend	minority within the state of Chihuahua ⓘ
primaryRegion	Chihuahua ⓘ Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
recognizedBy	Mexican government as Indigenous people ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism (syncretic) ⓘ traditional Rarámuri religion ⓘ
runningFootwear	huarache sandals ⓘ
runningTerrain	canyon paths ⓘ mountain trails ⓘ
selfDesignation	Rarámuri self-link ⓘ
sportsInfluence	inspiration for minimalist running movement ⓘ
traditionalClothing	colorful skirts (women) ⓘ loose shirts and headbands (men) ⓘ
traditionalFootwear	huarache sandals ⓘ
traditionalHousing	cave dwellings ⓘ stone houses ⓘ wooden houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	bean cultivation ⓘ goat herding ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Copper Canyon ⓘ Sierra Tarahumara ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarahumara → alsoKnownAs → Rarámuri ⓘ

State of Chihuahua → hasIndigenousPeople → Rarámuri ⓘ

Uto-Aztecan → hasSubfamily → Rarámuri ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tepiman

Sierra Madre Occidental → indigenousPeoples → Rarámuri ⓘ

Rarámuri → meaningOfName → Rarámuri self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: “Rarámuri” is often translated as “runners on foot” or “those who run fast”

Tarahumara → meaningOfName → Rarámuri ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rarámuri means "runners on foot" or "those who run fast"

Rarámuri → selfDesignation → Rarámuri self-link ⓘ

Tarahumara → selfDesignation → Rarámuri ⓘ