• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN TARAHUMARA OF MEXICO

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PEID: 24942

ROP: 107462

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Aztec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Norte Tarahumara, Ariseachi Tarahumara

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 2,300

Global Population: 2,300


PEID: 24942

ROP: 107462

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Northern Tarahumara of Mexico, numbering 2,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Aztec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Northern Tarahumara is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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