Mam Maya
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Mam Maya are an Indigenous Maya people of the highlands of Guatemala and parts of Mexico, known for their distinct Mayan language, traditional weaving, and resilient cultural practices.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Maya people ⓘ |
| country |
Guatemala
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Maya calendar rituals
ⓘ
communal land use ⓘ traditional midwifery ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
cultural discrimination
ⓘ
land rights conflicts ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCenter |
Concepción Tutuapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huehuetenango NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzaltenango NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacaná NERFINISHED ⓘ Todos Santos Cuchumatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalExperience |
Guatemalan Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
backstrap loom weaving
ⓘ
distinct Mayan language ⓘ resilient cultural practices ⓘ traditional weaving ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
Maya oral traditions
ⓘ
indigenous weaving patterns ⓘ traditional agricultural knowledge ⓘ |
| region |
Chiapas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guatemalan Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Huehuetenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ Quetzaltenango Department NERFINISHED ⓘ San Marcos Department NERFINISHED ⓘ western Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| speaks | Mam language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
corte
ⓘ
faja ⓘ huipil ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
maize cultivation
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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