Explore: Mazahua Indians

States, including their descendants, were commonly called American Indians, or simply Indians domestically and since the late 20th century the term Native American

the rest of the peoples that form part of the same Otomanguean branch: Mazahuas, Matlatzincas, Tlahuicas, Chichimecas. The Otomi currently occupy a fragmented

of the Oto-Pamean branch are spoken: the Otomi and the closely related Mazahua have over 500,000 speakers combined. In the linguistic world of Mesoamerica

requested her to make recordings for the Navajo Indians in Arizona in 1940. She went to help out Mazahua Indians in Mexico. She went and recorded for Eskimos

Utopia: A Mazahua Indian Village of Mexico was published in 1971. The book consolidated much of her previous work, examining the Mazahua's view of themselves

formally separated what they called the República de Indios (the Republic of Indians) from the República de Españoles (Republic of Spaniards), with the latter

the predominant indigenous language of the area. Otomi, Matlatzinca, and Mazahua retained significant presences. The Western area was inhabited mostly by

Oto-pamean branch: Northern Pame, Southern Pame, Chichimeca Jonaz, Otomí, Mazahua, Matlatzinca and Ocuiltec. Popolocan branch: Popoloca language, Chocho

tailored to be instructional. For example, the direct involvement that Mazahua children take in the marketplace is used as a type of interactional organization

people and additionally Nahuas in several areas, Otomi, Matlazincas and Mazahuas in the east, Chichimecs such as Guamares and Pames in the Bajio, Cocas