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The Nahua are Native Americans who trace their ethnic origin and identity to the Nahuatl-speaking Aztecs. More commonly, the Nahua refer to themselves as “Mexicano” derived from the ancient  Nahuatl word "Mexica."  The majority live in Mexico, but pockets of Nahua communities are also found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The Nahua rely primarily on maize, supplemented by other crops, hunting, gathering, fishing, and the raising of some domesticated animals. Most families have secondary occupations. Nahua social organization centers on the nuclear family with additional reliance on non-residential extended families.

Life in a Mexican village: Tepoztlán restudied

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Lewis, Oscar	Life in a Mexican village: Tepoztlán restudied	1951
Lewis, Oscar	Tepoztlán	1960
Redfield, Robert	Tepoztlan	1930
Sandstrom, Alan R.	Culture Summary	2010
Sandstrom, Alan R.	Corn is our blood	1991

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