Ha shuta enima
Lands
The Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca around Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico, and nearby parts of Veracruz
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Today
The sound archive of La Voz de la Chinantla, an INPI station in Oaxaca, holds over 5,000 music recordings, including Mazatec huehuentones musicians.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XEOJN La Voz de la Chinantla (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Mazatec textiles stand out for designs in black, light blue or red showing birds, flowers and trees, on embroidered blouses and huipiles.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Mazatecos : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Mazatecs call themselves Ha shuta enima, which in their language means those who work the hills, humble people of custom.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Mazatecos : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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