Indigenous people from all parts of Oaxaca participate wearing traditional clothes and artifacts in a celebration known as “Guelaguetza” held every year by mid-July.
The Indigenous people of Oaxaca are descendants of the inhabitants of what is now the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, who were present before the Spanish invasion.
Several cultures flourished in the ancient region of Oaxaca from as far back as 2000 BC, of whom the Zapotecs and Mixtecs were perhaps the most advanced, with complex social organization and sophisticated arts.[1]
According to the National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples (CDI) Oaxaca has the greatest percentage of indigenous people after Yucatán, at 48% of the population.
There are 16 formally registered indigenous communities, some of which are culturally diverse themselves.
Many of the people are socially marginalized, living in poverty.[2]
^Felipe Solis (2000). National Museum of Anthropology. Monoclem Ediciones. p. 66ff. ISBN 968-6434-92-5.
^""Región Sur. Tomo 1 Oaxaca." Condiciones Socioeconómicas y Demográficas de la Población Indígena". National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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