Tepehuán
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The Tepehuán are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and cultural practices rooted in the rugged highlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
rain-fed agriculture
ⓘ
terraced farming in mountainous areas ⓘ |
| artForm |
handicrafts
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| colonialExperience | missionization by Spanish missionaries ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity |
maintenance of Indigenous customs despite external pressures
ⓘ
strong attachment to ancestral lands ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal fiestas
ⓘ
ritual dances ⓘ syncretic religious ceremonies ⓘ use of traditional dress in ceremonies ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | ongoing cultural and linguistic assimilation pressures ⓘ |
| geographicHabitat |
mountainous highlands
ⓘ
rugged terrain of the Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century
ⓘ
suffered population decline after Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| housing |
rural dispersed settlements
ⓘ
small village communities ⓘ |
| language |
Northern Tepehuán language
ⓘ
Southern Tepehuán language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| languageStatus | endangered languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized Indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
language revitalization initiatives
ⓘ
maintenance of traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
|
| relatedGroup |
Pima people
ⓘ
Tarahumara people ⓘ other Uto-Aztecan-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Indigenous traditional religion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
community-based governance
ⓘ
use of traditional authorities ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
ⓘ
bean cultivation ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ squash cultivation ⓘ |
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