Tzeltal people
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The Tzeltal people are an indigenous Maya group of southern Mexico known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional agriculture, and rich communal cultural practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tzeltal people canonical | 5 |
| Tzeltal Maya communities | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal festivals
ⓘ
oral storytelling ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Mexico ⓘ |
| governmentRecognition | recognized by the Mexican state as an indigenous group ⓘ |
| hasAutonomousOrganization | Zapatista-aligned communities in Chiapas ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| language | Tzeltal language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| mainMunicipality |
Altamirano
ⓘ
Chilón ⓘ Ocosingo ⓘ Oxchuc ⓘ Sitalá ⓘ Tenejapa ⓘ Yajalón ⓘ |
| mainSettlementRegion |
Los Altos de Chiapas
ⓘ
Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
surface form:
Selva Lacandona region
|
| partOf | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Chiapas ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chʼol people
ⓘ
Lacandon ⓘ
surface form:
Lacandon people
Tzotzil people ⓘ Yucatecan people ⓘ
surface form:
Yucatec Maya people
|
| religion |
Evangelicalism
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
cargo system
ⓘ
communal landholding ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
bean cultivation ⓘ coffee cultivation ⓘ craft production ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ subsistence farming ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| usesAgriculturalSystem | milpa system ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Mexico
this entity surface form:
Tzeltal Maya communities