Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixteco in Mexico

The Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixteco have only been reported in Mexico
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Introduction / History

Mixtec groups live in the mountains of Southern Mexico. They maintain a pre-Columbian language and culture. They have their own language, Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixtec, though most also speak Spanish.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today the Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixtecs are usually subsistence farmers who grow corn, beans and squash. Their farming equipment is usually basic. They improve their diet through hunting and fishing. They go to the forests to collect things to sell in the markets. They sell woven and ceramic goods as well.

The culture of the Mixtec is both hierarchical and patriarchal. Those who move to the US usually maintain very strong cultural, family, and financial ties to their communities of origin. Most are oral learners and do not read or write in their own language.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The primary religion practiced by the Mixtec peoples is a form of folk Catholicism. They revere Catholic saints, nature spirits and their ancestors, whom they believe are the guardians of Mixtec ways. They have regular fiestas to honor and revere their gods and patron saints.


What Are Their Needs?

The Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixtec people need to put their trust and identity in the hands of the loving God of Creation who sent his son to make it possible for them to enter the Kingdom of God.


Prayer Points

Pray for a "Book of Acts" type of movement to Christ among the Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixtec.

Pray God will have mercy on the Mixtec, doing whatever it takes to place them in a position to receive him.

Ask God to open the hearts of the Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixtec to the gospel.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Mixteco, Juxtlahuaca Oeste in Mexico.


References

https://www.christianaid.org/missions-insider/2020-tribal-womans-dreams-present-daunting-evil/

https://www.peoplegroups.info/site/PeopleGroupHighlight/id/546/name/Mixtec%2C+Mixtepec/sort/state

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtec_Culture

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Mixteco, Juxtlahuaca Oeste
People Name in Country Mixteco, Juxtlahuaca Oeste
Natural Name Juxtlahuaca Oeste Mixteco
Pronunciation hooks-lah-WAH-kah oh-ES-tay meeks-TEH-koh
Alternate Names Coicoyan Mixtec; Mixteco Coicoyan Juxtla Centro; Mixteco Coicoyán Juxtla Centro; Mixteco de Coicoyan; Mixteco, Western Juxtlahuaca; Mixteco, Western Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca
Population this Country 25,000
Population all Countries 25,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 15369
ROP3 Code 110784
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Oaxaca, San Martín Peras and Río Frijol; Guerrero, Santa Cruz Yucucani, and San José Yoxocaño municipalities, Malvabisco, Rancho Limón, Río Aguacate, Boca de Mamey, Oaxaca-Guerrero border due west of Juxtlahuaca; Baja California, and Mexico (San Quintin valley, Maneadero, Tijuana, San Antonio de las Minas).   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Oaxaca, San Martín Peras and Río Frijol; Guerrero, Santa Cruz Yucucani, and San José Yoxocaño municipalities, Malvabisco, Rancho Limón, Río Aguacate, Boca de Mamey, Oaxaca-Guerrero border due west of Juxtlahuaca; Baja California, and Mexico (San Quintin valley, Maneadero, Tijuana, San Antonio de las Minas)..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
95.00 %
Ethnic Religions
5.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca
Language Code jmx   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect San Martín Peras
Dialect Code 4415   Global Recordings Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca
Language Code jmx   Ethnologue Listing
Primary Dialect San Martín Peras
Dialect Code 4415   Global Recordings Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca
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Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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