Sipakapense Maya

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Sipakapense Maya are an indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct Sipakapense language and traditional highland culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maya people
indigenous people
associatedWith Maya textiles
Maya weaving
communal land practices
country Guatemala
culturalArea Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED
culture traditional highland culture
department San Marcos Department NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Guatemala NERFINISHED
facingIssues economic marginalization
environmental conflicts
migration
governedBy municipal authorities of Sipacapa
hasAutonym Sipakapense NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveRights cultural rights
land rights
linguistic rights
hasCulturalPractices Catholic-Maya syncretic rituals
traditional festivals
hasEthnonym Sipakapense Maya NERFINISHED
hasOralTradition Maya oral narratives
ritual stories
heritage pre-Columbian Maya heritage
indigenousTo Guatemala NERFINISHED
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
language Sipakapense language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Mayan languages
neighboringGroups Kʼicheʼ Maya NERFINISHED
Mam Maya NERFINISHED
participatesIn Maya community assemblies
partOf Maya civilization NERFINISHED
indigenous peoples of the Americas
populationStatus minority group in Guatemala
primaryMunicipality Sipacapa NERFINISHED
recognizedAs indigenous people under Guatemalan law
region western highlands of Guatemala
religion Evangelical Christianity NERFINISHED
Maya religion
Roman Catholicism
traditionalCrops beans
maize
squash
traditionalDress Maya highland clothing
traditionalEconomy subsistence agriculture
traditionalHousing adobe houses
wooden houses
uses Maya calendar elements
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Sipakapense ethnicity Sipakapense Maya