THERE ARE ABOUT 16,000 HUAVE IN SOUTHEAST MEXICO. THEY HAVE 2 - 4 LANGUAGES THE HAVE ARE INDIGENOUS TO MEXICO. THEIR NAME MEANS SEA PEOPLE. THEY HAVE LIVED ON THE ISMUTH OF TEHUANTEPEC FOR MORE THAN 3000 YEARS. THEY LIVE IN SEVERAL PACIFIC VILLAGES AND TRADE MARINE ITEMS WITH INLAND NEIGHBORS AS WELL. THEY LIVE NEAR THE VALLEY OF OAXACA. FISHING AND AGRICULTURE ARE THE MAIN SUBSISTENCE. THEY DEPEND ON MARKETS IN NEARBY TOWNS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. THEY BUILD THATCH ROOFED HUTS FOR THEIR VILLAGES. ALL MALES ENTER AT THE ESCALAF ON A SYSTEM OF CIVIL AND RELIGOUS OFFICE HOLDING.
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