Sipakapense people
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The Sipakapense people are an indigenous Maya group from the highlands of Guatemala, known for their distinct language, traditional communal practices, and resistance to external exploitation of their lands.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| collectiveRights | communal land tenure ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | San Marcos Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Maya cosmology ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
communal decision-making assemblies
ⓘ
traditional Mayan rituals ⓘ traditional music ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Highlands of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small Maya group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
cultural assimilation pressures
ⓘ
environmental degradation risks ⓘ land conflicts ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Sipacapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct Mayan language
ⓘ
resistance to external exploitation of their lands ⓘ traditional communal practices ⓘ |
| language | Sipakapense language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalProtection |
protected by ILO Convention 169
ⓘ
recognized as indigenous people under Guatemalan law ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | seasonal labor migration (in some families) ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Guatemala ⓘ |
| movement | indigenous rights movement in Guatemala ⓘ |
| municipalityLocatedIn | San Marcos Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | open-pit mining on their territory ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | community referendums on mining projects ⓘ |
| primaryLivelihood | small-scale farming ⓘ |
| region | Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| right | right to free, prior and informed consent ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | adobe houses with tile or thatched roofs ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Maya ritual calendar (in some communities) ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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