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Maya,
Awakateco | Maya,
Mam | Maya,
Mopan | Maya,
Tektiteko |
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Maya, Mopan
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| Indigenous Group |
Maya, Mopan (Also known as: Maya, Mopán, Mopane)
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| Location |
Guatemala, El Petén, San Luis, Also in: Belize
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| Estimated Population |
Guatemala: 2,600 (1990,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Lowland / Highland / Rainforest / Tropical
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Handicraft Sales / Eco Tourism
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Maya, Mopán
Classification:
Mayan, Yucatecan, Mopan-Itza
Alternate Names:
Maya Mopán, Mopane |
| Website URLs |
Mopan Mayas
Ethnologue: Languages of Guatemala
Convention 169 and the Implementation of the Peace Accords in Guatemala
Cultures and Ethnicity: Mayans
Forgotten People: Internally Displaced Persons in Guatemala
Genocide and International Crimes in Domestic Courts: Guatemala
Global Exchange: Guatemala
Guatemala Displacement and Population Figures
Guatemala and Mexico: The Maya Today
Maya Artists from the Highlands of Guatemala
Native Web Maya Nation Articles
Our Living Maya Culture |
| NGOs |
Amnesty International (AI)
Consejo Nacional De Educacion Maya (CNEM)
Defensoria Maya (DEMA)
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
The International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)
Native Web
Orphan Islands Inc.
The Population Council
Prevent Genocide International
Pueblo Indio - CEA-CISA
Refugees International
Rights Action
Global Exchange
Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones Campesinas (CNOC)
Centro de lnvestigaciones y Documentacion Maya (CEDIM)
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