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Americans of Maya descent
Maya Americans are Americans of Maya descent. Most Maya Americans originate from western Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas. The Cold War led
Maya_Americans
Mayan language spoken in Mexico and Belize
a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Francisco, though most Maya Americans are speakers of other Mayan languages from Guatemala
Yucatec_Maya_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Maya or maya in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Maya may refer to: Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America Maya civilization
Maya
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas. The Maya civilization developed in the Maya Region
Maya_civilization
American actress (born 1998)
Maya Ray Thurman Hawke (born July 8, 1998) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. The daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, she began her career
Maya_Hawke
1967 American TV series or program
Maya is an American hour-long adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., from September 16, 1967 until February
Maya_(American_TV_series)
American actress (born 1987)
Maya Erskine (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and writer. From 2019 to 2021, she starred in Hulu's original TV comedy series PEN15 alongside Anna
Maya_Erskine
Television series
Maya & Miguel is an American animated children's television series produced by Scholastic Productions. It aired on PBS Kids Go! from October 11, 2004,
Maya_&_Miguel
American model (born 2000)
Maya Henry (born December 15, 2000) is an American writer, and former model. She gained public attention for her modeling work with international editions
Maya_Henry
American writer and activist (1928–2014)
Maya Angelou (/ˈændʒəloʊ/ AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil
Maya_Angelou
American actress and comedian (born 1972)
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live
Maya_Rudolph
American businesswoman and entrepreneur
Maya Rogers (born May 1978) is a Japanese-American businesswoman and entrepreneur known for her work in the video game industry. She is the president and
Maya_Rogers
Hungarian pornographic actress (born 1981)
Maya Gold (born 11 August 1981) is the stage name of a Hungarian pornographic actress. She began her career in 2002 and worked under other variants of
Maya_Gold
Indigenous people of Mesoamerica
Maya (/ˈmaɪə/ MY-ə, Spanish: [ˈmaʝa]) are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members
Maya_peoples
Australian tennis player (born 2006)
Maya Joint (born 16 April 2006) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 by the WTA, achieved
Maya_Joint
Centers of power for the Maya civilization
Maya monarchs, also known as Maya kings and queens, were the centers of power for the Maya civilization. Each Maya city-state was controlled by a dynasty
Maya_monarchs
American attorney and advocate (born 1967)
Maya Lakshmi Harris (born January 30, 1967) is an American lawyer, public policy advocate, and writer. Harris was one of three senior policy advisors for
Maya_Harris
Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Maya is depicted as a deaf Native American Choctaw and the commander of the Tracksuit Mafia, a criminal
Maya Lopez (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Maya_Lopez_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)
Mexican-American animated television miniseries
Maya and the Three (Spanish title: Maya y los tres) is an animated fantasy television miniseries created by Jorge R. Gutiérrez, produced by Netflix Animation
Maya_and_the_Three
American designer and artist (born 1959)
Maya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; pinyin: Lín Yīng; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer, and sculptor. Born in Athens, Ohio, to Chinese
Maya_Lin
Writing system of the Maya civilization
Maya script, also known as Maya glyphs, is historically the native writing system of the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica and is the only Mesoamerican
Maya_script
British television and radio presenter (born 1994)
Maya Indea Jama (/ˈdʒɑːmə/ MY-AH JAH-mə; born 14 August 1994) is a British broadcaster and media personality. She rose to prominence as a presenter on
Maya_Jama
Conquest dating from 1511 to 1697
The Spanish conquest of the Maya was a protracted conflict during the Spanish colonisation of the Americas, in which the Spanish conquistadores and their
Spanish_conquest_of_the_Maya
American softball player (born 2001)
Maya Ann Brady-Timmons (born June 1, 2001) is an American professional softball player for the Oklahoma City Spark of the Athletes Unlimited Softball
Maya_Brady
American conservationist and internet personality (born 1998)
Maya Elaine Higa (born May 24, 1998) is an American conservationist, wildlife educator, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber. She is the founder of Alveus Sanctuary
Maya_Higa
Architecture style
Spanish colonization of the Americas. Often, the buildings most dramatic and easily recognizable as creations of the Maya peoples are the step pyramids
Maya_architecture
American basketball player (born 1998)
Maya Caldwell (born December 15, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association
Maya_Caldwell
American actress
Geffri Maya Hightower (born February 25, 1995), also known as Geffri Maya, is an American actress. She is best known for playing Simone Hicks in the sports
Geffri_Maya
First-order subdivision of Mesoamerica
The Maya Region is cultural, first order subdivision of Mesoamerica, located in the eastern half of the latter. Though first settled by Palaeoindians by
Maya_Region
System used by the ancient Mayan civilization to represent numbers and dates
numeral system was the system to represent numbers and calendar dates in the Maya civilization. It was a vigesimal (base-20) positional numeral system. The
Maya_numerals
Indonesian-American academic (born 1970)
Maya Kasandra Soetoro-Ng (née Soetoro; /ˈmaɪ.ə suːˈtɔːroʊ ˈɪŋ/; born August 15, 1970) is an Indonesian-American academic, who is a faculty specialist
Maya_Soetoro-Ng
American political strategist, writer, and advocate
Maya Rupert (born February 4, 1981) is an American political strategist, writer, and advocate. She was the campaign manager for Julian Castro in the 2020
Maya_Rupert
Decline of classic Maya civilization
In archaeology, the classic Maya collapse is a model to describe the destabilization of Classic Maya civilization and the violent collapse and abandonment
Classic_Maya_collapse
Calendar used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
The Maya calendar is a system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and in many modern communities in the Guatemalan highlands, Veracruz, Oaxaca
Maya_calendar
Indigenous peoples of Siberia and Ancestral Native Americans. Both Paleo-Siberians and Ancestral Native Americans derive between 32 and 44% of their ancestry
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Carved stone slabs made by the Pre-Columbian Maya
Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. They consist of tall, sculpted stone shafts
Maya_stelae
American actor (born 2002)
(born January 15, 2002) is an American actor. He is the son of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman and younger brother of actress Maya Hawke. Hawke was born in 2002
Levon_Hawke
Americans of Guatemalan birth or descent
Guatemalan Americans (Spanish: guatemalteco-estadounidenses, norteamericanos de origen guatemalteco or estadounidenses de origen guatemalteco) are Americans of
Guatemalan_Americans
Second-order subdivision of Mesoamerica
The Maya Lowlands (Spanish: tierras bajas mayas) are the largest cultural and geographic, first order subdivision of the Maya Region, located in eastern
Maya_Lowlands
relationship of the Mayas to other indigenous peoples of the Americas has been assessed using traditional genetic markers. Mayas inhabited several parts
Mayan_genetics
2023 film by Henry Roosevelt
Take Care of Maya is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Henry Roosevelt. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2023, and was
Take_Care_of_Maya
glossary lists terms often found or noted in scholarly literature on the Maya civilisation. It includes: phrases in or from Mayan languages, terms of art
Glossary of the Maya civilisation
Glossary_of_the_Maya_civilisation
Inter-city railway in Yucatán peninsula, Mexico
Tren Maya (Yucatec Maya: Tsíimin K'áak', sometimes also Mayan Train or Maya Train) is a 1,554 km-long (966 mi) inter-city railway in Mexico that traverses
Tren_Maya
Pre-Columbian Maya folding books
Maya codices (sing.: codex) are folding books written by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization in Maya hieroglyphic script on Mesoamerican bark paper. The
Maya_codices
American musician
Maya Anne Ford (born January 8, 1979, in Oakland, California) is an American musician and the former bass player of rock band The Donnas. She also goes
Maya_Ford
Concept in Indian religions
Maya (/ˈmɑːjə/; Devanagari: माया, IPA: [maːjaː]; IAST: māyā), literally "illusion" or "magic", has multiple meanings in Indian philosophies depending
Maya_(religion)
Guided-missile destroyer class in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces
The Maya class of guided-missile destroyers (まや型護衛艦, Maya-gata Goeikan) in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a modified version of the Atago class
Maya-class_destroyer
American politician
Maya Michelle Rockeymoore Cummings (born January 31, 1971) is an American political scientist, public health advocate, technology entrepreneur, and author
Maya_Rockeymoore_Cummings
American professional wrestler (born 2002)
Wilson-Stevenson (born July 26, 2002), better known by her ring name Maya World, is an American professional wrestler. As of December 2025[update], she is signed
Maya_World
Pre-Columbian Maya city in Mexico
Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality
Chichen_Itza
American basketball player (born 1989)
Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American social justice advocate and former professional basketball player. Naming her their inaugural Performer
Maya_Moore
(200–1000 CE), Post-Classic (1000–1539 CE) and Contact Period (1511–1697) of Maya religion. The names are mainly taken from the books of Chilam Balam, Lacandon
List of Maya gods and supernatural beings
List_of_Maya_gods_and_supernatural_beings
American actress
Maya Kazan (/ˈkəˈzæn/; born November 24, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Eleanor Gallinger on the television series The
Maya_Kazan
Azure blue pigment made in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
Maya blue (Spanish: azul maya) is a unique bright turquoise or azure blue pigment manufactured by cultures of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, such as the Mayas
Maya_blue
1969 autobiography by Maya Angelou
1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I_Know_Why_the_Caged_Bird_Sings
Mesoamerican sport
Maya ballgame, which is a part of the Mesoamerican ballgame, is a sporting event that was played throughout the Mesoamerican era by the Maya civilization
Maya_ballgame
American filmmaker (1917–1961)
Maya Deren (/ˈdɛrən/; born Eleonora Solomonovna Derenkovskaya; Russian: Элеонора Соломоновна Деренковская; May 12 [O.S. April 29] 1917 – October 13, 1961)
Maya_Deren
Mayan shapeshifter in folk religion
is the plural form of way (or uay), a Maya word with a basic meaning of 'sleep(ing)', but which in Yucatec Maya is a term specifically denoting the Mesoamerican
Wayob
2021 event in California, United States
Maya "May" Millete (born May 1, 1981) is a Filipino American woman who disappeared on January 7, 2021, in Chula Vista, California. A police investigation
Disappearance_of_Maya_Millete
1912 novel by Waldemar Bonsels
The Adventures of Maya the Bee (German: Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer) is a children's book by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels published in 1912
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
The_Adventures_of_Maya_the_Bee
American historian (born 1974)
Maya R. Jasanoff (born 1974) is an American academic and historian, and the Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University, where she focuses on
Maya_Jasanoff
Maya site in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tulum (Spanish pronunciation: [tuˈlun]; Yucatec Maya: Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba,
Tulum
American live television variety show
Maya & Marty is an American television limited variety show that premiered on NBC on May 31, 2016, broadcasting six episodes in total. The series was
Maya_&_Marty
Period in Maya history
The Preclassic period in Maya history stretches from the beginning of permanent village life c. 1000 BC until the advent of the Classic Period c. 250 AD
Preclassic_Maya
Aspect of Precolumbian Maya science
Maya astronomy is the study of the Moon, planets, Milky Way, Sun, and astronomical phenomena by the Precolumbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. The
Maya_astronomy
Queen of Shakya and mother of the Buddha
Maya (/ˈmɑːjə/; Devanagari: माया, IAST: māyā), also known as Mahāmāyā and Māyādevī, was Queen of Shakya and the mother of Siddhartha Gautama, better known
Maya_(mother_of_the_Buddha)
Maya people of Mexico and Belize
The Yucatec Mayas or Peninsular Mayans are Maya people who live in the Yucatan Peninsula in the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo and
Yucatec_Maya_people
Pre-Columbian Maya book
The Maya Codex of Mexico (MCM) is a Maya screenfold codex manuscript of a pre-Columbian type. Long known as the Grolier Codex or Sáenz Codex, in 2018 it
Maya_Codex_of_Mexico
Mexican-Australian singer-songwriter
Melissha Martinez (born 21 December 1978), better known by her stage name Maya Jupiter, is a Mexican-born Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, actress
Maya_Jupiter
American film producer (born 1949)
is a Mexican-American producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist. He is the chief executive officer of Maya Cinemas, a theater
Moctesuma_Esparza
Aspect of Mayan culture
Ancient Maya art comprises the visual arts of the Maya civilization, an eastern and south-eastern Mesoamerica culture made up of a great number of small
Ancient_Maya_art
Pre-Columbian cultural area in the Americas
the Maya civilization developed in the southern Maya highlands and lowlands, and at a few sites in the northern Maya lowlands. The earliest Maya sites
Mesoamerica
Maya or Mayan mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the
Maya_mythology
American actor and musician
stunts. He learned the Yucatec Maya language in order to appear as a tribesman in the film, in which all dialogue was in Maya. For his work in the film, he
Rudy_Youngblood
Archaeological site in Mexico
Maya site located on the Caribbean coast of northern Quintana Roo, Mexico, eight kilometers north of Cancún. El Meco was a major Pre-Columbian Maya port
El_Meco
Name list
Maya is a feminine name in various languages with various meanings. In the ancient Indian language Sanskrit, Māyā means "the illusory nature of reality
Maya_(given_name)
Group of dancers who perform synchronized routines
Magazine Co.: 240. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Google books. Cantu, Maya. American Cinderellas on the Broadway Musical Stage: Imagining the Working Girl
Chorus_line
British rapper (born 1975)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி அருள்பிரகாசம்; born 18 July 1975), known professionally as M.I.A. (Tamil: எம்.ஐ.ஏ.; an initialism for both
M.I.A._(rapper)
American lawyer and mayoral candidate (born 1964)
Maya D. Wiley (born January 2, 1964) is an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist. She has served as president and CEO of the Leadership
Maya_Wiley
Marvel Comics fictional character
Echo (Maya Lopez) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada, the character first
Echo_(Marvel_Comics)
Beliefs of the ancient Maya people
The traditional Maya or Mayan religion of the extant Maya peoples of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and the Tabasco, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Campeche
Maya_religion
Fictional character from The Bold And The Beautiful
Maya Avant is a fictional character from The Bold and the Beautiful, an American soap opera on the CBS network, portrayed by Karla Mosley. Introduced as
Maya_Avant
African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou (1928–2014) was honored by universities, literary organizations, government agencies, and special interest
List of awards and honors received by Maya Angelou
List_of_awards_and_honors_received_by_Maya_Angelou
Clothing of the Maya peoples
Maya textiles (k’apak) are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
Maya_textiles
American actress (born 2011)
Maya Le Clark (born March 28, 2011) is an American actress. She is best known for her role in The Thundermans (2015–2018) as Chloe Thunderman. She reprised
Maya_Le_Clark
Ritual offering of human flesh and lives to gods and goddesses
sacrifice in Maya culture was the ritual offering of nourishment to the gods. Blood was viewed as a potent source of nourishment for the Maya deities, and
Human sacrifice in Maya culture
Human_sacrifice_in_Maya_culture
2014 animated film
Maya the Bee (promoted theatrically as Maya the Bee Movie) is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film directed by Alexs Stadermann, loosely based on the
Maya_the_Bee_(film)
Archeological site
San Bartolo is a small pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site located in the Department of Petén in northern Guatemala, northeast of Tikal and roughly
San_Bartolo_(Maya_site)
Mayan archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico
Ake or, in its immediate area as Usiij Witz, 'Vulture Hill') is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The site is approximately
Bonampak
Maya Feller is an American Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), author, and media contributor known for her work promoting culturally inclusive, evidence-based
Maya_Feller
Eschatological beliefs about the year
December 2012 to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization (Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador), with
2012_phenomenon
Calendar used by Mesoamerican cultures
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, most notably the Maya. For this reason, it is often known as the Maya Long Count calendar. Using a modified vigesimal tally
Mesoamerican Long Count calendar
Mesoamerican_Long_Count_calendar
The Southern Maya Area (SMA), also known as the Maya Highlands are a region of Pre-Columbian sites in Mesoamerica. It is long believed important to the
Southern_Maya_area
2006 film by Mel Gibson
village, they are brought on a perilous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice at a time when the Maya civilization is in decline. Principal photography
Apocalypto
Large rainforest in Central America
The Maya Forest is a tropical moist broadleaf forest that covers much of the Yucatan Peninsula, thereby encompassing Belize, northern Guatemala, and southeastern
Maya_Forest
2026 film by Renny Harlin
Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, and Richard Brake, and follow Maya (Petsch) after she survives an attack by the strangers again as she tries
The_Strangers_–_Chapter_3
American actress and model (born 1969)
Erika Maya Eleniak (born September 29, 1969) is an American actress and model known for her role as Shauni McClain in Baywatch. Her film debut was in
Erika_Eleniak
Mesoamerican civilization
The history of Maya civilization is divided into three principal periods: the Preclassic, Classic and Postclassic periods; these were preceded by the Archaic
History of the Maya civilization
History_of_the_Maya_civilization
American author
Maya Banks is an American bestselling author of erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and Scottish historical romance novels. Banks
Maya_Banks
Musical artist
Maya Neelakantan (born 4 May 2013) is an Indian music prodigy and guitarist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Playing heavy metal music since six years of age
Maya_Neelakantan
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