Tribe Population/Info
How many Indigenous people are estimated to be in Mexico?
25,694,928
What ratio do Mexicans speak or understand an Indigenous language?
1:10
What is Zende (a feast drink) made with?
sprouted corn.
What does Danza de los Voladores mean?
Dance of the Flyers.
When did Benito Juarez help draft the Plan of Ayutla?
1854.
Most of Mexico's Indigenous people are concentrated in what fraction of Mexico's states?
1/3
What are the 3 major language families?
Mayan, Mixe-Zoquean and Oto-Manguean.
In the Mazahua diet health is considered in what 2 aspects?
Physical and spiritual.
In the Xita Corpus ceremony what do the people dress as and what do they do?
They dress as old people and beg for food as well as pray for rain.
When and how long was Benito elected as governor of Oaxaca?
1847-1852 (5 years).
Which are the top 3 tribes with the highest population?
Nahuas, Maya and Zapotec
What did the Nahua language consist of?
Mixture of ideographic and phonetic writing.
When farming groups of 3 to 4 men may prepare what by using what technique?
Corn, beans, and squash collectively, using slash-and-burn techniques to clear new land
Why was the Danza de los Voladores created and when is it performed?
It was created to ask the gods to end a severe drought and it is only performed during holidays.
Where was María de Jesús Patricio Martínez born and from which tribe is she from?
She was born in Tuxpan, Jalisco and she is from the Nuhua tribe.
Which are the top 3 Mexican states that speak the most Indigenous languages? (give percentages)
Oaxaca (52.7%), Yucatán (52.5%) and Quintana Roo (36.7%).
When was the Law of Linguistics created and what did it do?
It was created in 2002 and it protected the native languages as well as encourage bilingual and intercultural education.
What does the traditional clothing of Nahua women consist of?
Long wraparound skirt, blouse, sash, short triangular cape and shawl
In the Xita Corpus what are the masks and costumes charged with?
Charged with sacred and religious significance of mother nature.
When was Benito Juarez exiled to New Orleans and for what?
He was exiled in 1853 for opposing corrupt president Santa Anna.
Which are the top 3 Mexican states with the highest Indigenous population? (give the percentage)
Oaxaca (18.3%), Veracruz (13.5%) and Chiapas (13%).
How many languages are currently critically endangered, definitely endangered, severely endangered and considered vulnerable?
What does the traditional clothing of a Nahua man consist of?
Short white cotton pants, cotton shirt, belt, woolen overshirt, sandals and a straw hat.
What does the Danza de los Voladores consist of?
Consists of a dance & the climbing of a 30-meter pole from which four of the five participants then launch themselves tied with ropes to descend to the ground.
María de Jesús Patricio Martínez was a founding member of what congress and when?
National Indigenous Congress (1996).