indigenous peoples of Mexico

E79965

ethnic group collection indigenous peoples

The indigenous peoples of Mexico are the diverse original inhabitants of the region, encompassing numerous distinct cultures, languages, and traditions that long predate Spanish colonization.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Indigenous peoples of Mexico	18
indigenous peoples of Mexico canonical	3
Indigenous Mexicans	1
Indigenous peoples of Northwestern Mexico	1
Indigenous peoples of central Mexico	1
Indigenous peoples of eastern Mexico	1
indigenous peoples of Tabasco	1
indigenous peoples of Veracruz region	1
indigenous peoples of the Americas	1

Statements (91)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic group collection ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ
censusCategory	indigenous population of Mexico ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalDiversity	high ⓘ
culturalHeritageIncludes	Day of the Dead practices with indigenous roots ⓘ indigenous languages as intangible heritage ⓘ traditional maize cultivation systems (milpa) ⓘ
culturalPractice	ceramics and pottery ⓘ communal land tenure (ejido and communal property) ⓘ maize-centered food systems ⓘ ritual festivals tied to agricultural cycles ⓘ traditional agriculture ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ use of traditional medicine ⓘ weaving and textile arts ⓘ
currentIssue	discrimination ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ limited access to education ⓘ poverty ⓘ
facedProcess	colonization ⓘ cultural marginalization ⓘ forced assimilation ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ
heritageRecognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
historicalCivilization	Aztec Empire ⓘ surface form: Aztec civilization Maya civilization ⓘ Mixtec civilization ⓘ Olmec civilization ⓘ Teotihuacan civilization ⓘ surface form: Teotihuacan culture Toltec civilization ⓘ surface form: Toltec culture Zapotec civilization ⓘ
languageFamilyDiversity	high ⓘ
legalStatus	recognized as multicultural component of the Mexican nation ⓘ
mainRegion	Chiapas Highlands ⓘ Chihuahua ⓘ Guerrero ⓘ Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Yucatán state ⓘ surface form: Yucatán Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup	Amuzgo people ⓘ Chatino people ⓘ Chol people ⓘ Chontal of Oaxaca ⓘ Chontal of Tabasco ⓘ Cora people ⓘ Huastec ⓘ surface form: Huastec people Huichol ⓘ surface form: Huichol people Lacandon ⓘ surface form: Lacandon people Maya peoples ⓘ Mayo people ⓘ Mazahua people ⓘ Mazatec ⓘ surface form: Mazatec people Mixe people ⓘ Mixtec people ⓘ Nahua ⓘ surface form: Nahua people Otomi peoples ⓘ surface form: Otomí people Purépecha people ⓘ surface form: Purepecha people Seri people ⓘ Tarahumara people ⓘ Tepehuan people ⓘ Totonaque people ⓘ Triqui people ⓘ Tzeltal people ⓘ Tzotzil people ⓘ Yaqui people ⓘ Zapotec people ⓘ
majorLanguageFamily	Mayan languages ⓘ Mixe–Zoquean languages ⓘ surface form: Mixe–Zoque languages Oto-Manguean languages ⓘ Totonic languages ⓘ Uto-Aztecan ⓘ surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
organizationType	indigenous community organizations ⓘ
partOf	Mesoamerican indigenous peoples ⓘ indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ
politicalMovement	Zapatista movement in Chiapas ⓘ
preDate	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
recognizedBy	Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Mexico
religionDiversity	high ⓘ
rightsInclude	communal land rights ⓘ cultural rights ⓘ linguistic rights ⓘ
syncreticReligion	blend of Catholicism and indigenous beliefs ⓘ
traditionalBeliefsInclude	Mesoamerican religion ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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

Uto-Aztecan → usedBy → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

Christianization of central Mexico → appliesToPopulation → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of central Mexico

Rarámuri → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Afro-Mexicans → ethnicOrigin → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Kiliwa community of northern Baja California → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Paipai → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of the Americas

Cochimí people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Southern Uto-Aztecan → spokenBy → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

Mexican people → ethnicComposition → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Mexican people → majorEthnicSubgroup → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous Mexicans

Juan de Grijalva → metWith → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Veracruz region

Allegory of the Spanish conquest → depicts → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Zapotec people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Costa Chica of Guerrero → ethnicGroup → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Conquistador → portrays → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Mixtec people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Maya peoples → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Zoque people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Tabasco

Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas → appliesToJurisdiction → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

La Huasteca and Sotavento cultural macroregion → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of eastern Mexico

Pima Bajo → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

American Indian languages → areSpokenBy → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Indigenous peoples of Baja California → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Yaqui people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Cochimí → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Yalitza Aparicio → ethnicGroup → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Southwestern branch of Yuman languages → spokenBy → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Northwestern Mexico

Warihío → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico