The
Huichol or
Wixáritari (
Huichol pronunciation: /wiˈraɾitaɾi/) are
Native Mexicans, living in the
Sierra Madre Occidental range in the Mexican states of
Nayarit,
Jalisco,
Zacatecas, and
Durango. They are best known to the larger world as the
Huichol, however, they refer to themselves as
Wixáritari ("the people") in their native
Huichol language. The adjectival form of
Wixáritari and name for their own language is
Wixárika.