indigenous peoples of Mexico

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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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Indigenous peoples of Mexico	4
Indigenous peoples of central Mexico	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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 (8)

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

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

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of central Mexico

Afro-Mexicans → ethnicOrigin → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Cochimí people → partOf → 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

Rarámuri → partOf → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of Mexico

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

Uto-Aztecan → usedBy → indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ