Tojolabal people
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The Tojolabal people are an indigenous Maya group of southeastern Mexico known for their distinct Tojolabal language, traditional agrarian lifestyle, and rich communal cultural practices.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
local handicrafts production
ⓘ
small-scale livestock raising ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary law practices ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
collective work parties
ⓘ
communal decision-making ⓘ ritual celebrations tied to agricultural cycle ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue |
collectivism
ⓘ
communal land stewardship ⓘ reciprocity in labor exchange ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCategory | rural population ⓘ |
| hasFestivity | Catholic feast day celebrations with Maya elements ⓘ |
| hasKnowledgeSystem | traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition |
legends
ⓘ
myths ⓘ ritual narratives ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Lacandon Jungle region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Chiapas highlands ⓘ |
| language | Tojolabal language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
indigenous language of Mexico
ⓘ
threatened language ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
maize ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity | subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | minority in Mexico ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Chiapas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of Mexico ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chʼol people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tzeltal people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tzotzil people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Maya peoples ⓘ |
| religion |
Maya traditional religion
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | communal ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Mexican federal indigenous policies ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | rural village settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | agrarian ⓘ |
| uses | ejido land tenure system ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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