Yoreme

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Yoreme is the self-designation of the Mayo Indigenous people of northern Mexico, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and ceremonial practices.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Yoreme canonical 2
Mayo-Yoreme 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
associatedRiver Río Fuerte region NERFINISHED
Río Mayo region
country Mexico
culturalHeritageStatus Indigenous cultural heritage of Mexico
culturalRegion Northwest Mexico NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticGroup Cahita peoples NERFINISHED
ethnonymMeaning person
facesIssue language endangerment
loss of traditional lands
hasArtForm mask carving
ritual music
traditional dance
hasCeremony Holy Week ritual cycle
fiestas for Catholic saints
hasExonym Mayo people NERFINISHED
hasRevitalizationEffort cultural education for youth
language preservation programs
hasSelfDesignation Yoreme NERFINISHED
hasSocialStructure ceremonial hierarchy
traditional community authorities
hasWorldview close relationship with nature
ritual reciprocity with spiritual beings
knownFor Easter ceremonies
deer dance
pascola dance NERFINISHED
rich ceremonial traditions
ritual dances
language Mayo language NERFINISHED
languageBranch Cahitan languages
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
locatedIn Sinaloa NERFINISHED
Sonora NERFINISHED
northern Mexico NERFINISHED
practices syncretic religious ceremonies
regionType riverine communities
relatedGroup Yaqui people NERFINISHED
other Cahita-speaking peoples
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional Yoreme religion
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting
usesInstrument drums in ceremonies
flutes in ceremonies
rasps in ceremonies

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Mayo selfDesignation Yoreme
Mayo language hasAlternativeName Yoreme
this entity surface form: Mayo-Yoreme