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The Mixe-Zoquean speaking Popoluca of southern Veracruz traditionally practiced a mixed agriculture emphasizing maize, supplemented by hunting, fishing and gathering. By the end of the twentieth century cattle ranching dominated, along with forage and commercial crops. Sociopolitical life centers on villages and municipalities with elected official. The Popoluca practice of Catholicism is infused pre-Columbian elements, many related to traditional subsistence, and religious ceremonies, celebrations of major life events, and magical practices influence the distribution and consumption and of goods.

Notes on the Popoluca of Veracruz

The geographical, linguistic, and cultural position of the Popoluca of Veracruz

Sierra Popoluca folklore and beliefs

A primitive Mexican economy

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Foster, George M. (George McClelland)	Notes on the Popoluca of Veracruz	1940
Foster, George M. (George McClelland)	The geographical, linguistic, and cultural position of the Popoluca of Veracruz	1943
Foster, George M. (George McClelland)	Sierra Popoluca folklore and beliefs	1945
Foster, George M. (George McClelland)	A primitive Mexican economy	1942

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