Triqui people

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The Triqui people are an indigenous Mesoamerican group primarily inhabiting the mountainous regions of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their distinct language, traditional textiles, and strong communal traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Triqui people canonical 6
Trique people 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
ethnic group
indigenous people
climateOfHomeland mountainous
temperate
continent North America
country Mexico
culturalPractice collective labor (tequio)
communal land tenure
culturalRegion La Mixteca
linked to: Mixteca region
diasporaDestination Baja California
California
Mexico City
United States
diasporaOccupation migrant farm work
governanceSystem cargo system
communal assemblies
hasAutonomousMovement Movimiento de Unificación y Lucha Triqui
Movimiento de Unificación y Lucha Triqui Independiente
language Triqui language
languageBranch Mixtecan languages
linked to: Mixtec languages
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages
locatedIn Sierra Mixteca
Sierra Sur de Oaxaca
mainMunicipality San Juan Copala
San Martín Itunyoso
Santa Cruz Río Venado
Santo Domingo del Estado
neighboringGroup Mixtec people
primaryRegion Oaxaca
recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy Mexican state
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Mesoamerican religion
selfGoverningCommunityType indigenous municipality
textileCharacteristic brocaded designs
geometric patterns
red background
traditionalCraft backstrap loom weaving
traditionalCrop beans
maize
squash
traditionalHousing adobe houses
wooden houses
traditionalMusic brass bands
wind bands
traditionalOccupation subsistence agriculture
textile production
weaving
traditionalTextile huipil
usesCustomaryLaw yes

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Referenced by (8)

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

Oaxaca hasIndigenousGroup Triqui people
Mixtec people relatedEthnicGroup Triqui people
Triqui language spokenBy Triqui people
Triqui language ethnicity Triqui people
Trique usedBy Trique people
linked to: Triqui people
Trique ethnicGroupAssociated Trique people
linked to: Triqui people
Oaxaca (state) hasEthnicGroup Triqui people
subject linked to: Oaxaca state