Mayo people

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The Mayo people are an Indigenous group of northwestern Mexico known for their traditional agriculture, rich ceremonial dances, and strong cultural ties to the Mayo River region in Sonora and Sinaloa.

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Mayo people canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
agriculturalMethod floodplain cultivation
irrigation farming
ceremonialPractice Holy Week ceremonies
fiesta patronal
colonialHistory subject to Spanish colonization
country Mexico
culturalTrait communal land use
strong river-based identity
syncretic Catholic-indigenous rituals
ethnicallyRelatedTo Guarijío people
Yaqui people
historicalEvent participation in Yaqui-Mayo wars
indigenousTo Sinaloa
Sonora
northwestern Mexico
language Mayo language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
namedAfter Mayo River NERFINISHED
populationRegion municipalities along the Mayo River
recognizedAs indigenous people of Mexico
region Mayo River valley
northern Sinaloa
southern Sonora
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional Mayo religion
selfDesignation Yoreme
traditionalCraft basketry
mask carving
textile weaving
traditionalCrop beans
cotton
maize
squash
wheat
traditionalDance Deer Dance
Paskola dance
traditionalHousing adobe houses
wattle-and-daub houses
traditionalMusic guitar
harp
violin
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting
usesScript Latin alphabet

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

Navojoa indigenousPeople Mayo people
Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico hasCulturalGroup Mayo people
subject surface form: Navojoa
Cahitan languages usedBy Mayo people
Mayo language spokenBy Mayo people
Taracahitic languages usedBy Mayo people
Cahitan associatedWithEthnicGroup Mayo people
Cahitan historicallySpokenBy Mayo people