The National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (2009) classifies the social organization as follows:The family, as for most Mexicans, represents the basis of society, it is mainly composed of the mother , father and children. It is customary for newlyweds to live with the woman's parents until they have sufficient means to have a home of their own and access to agricultural land that will facilitate their livelihood. Each ranchería belongs to a specific municipality and responds to its authority. All residents, depending on which town their ranch belongs to, attend Sunday gatherings and festivities. The Church, therefore, represents an important institution in Tarahumara space as meetings are held here. The school and a health centre, along with the community shop, are the basic facilities generally found in a Tarahumara town. The political organization is led by a ruler, called Siríame, followed by a second and third governor, two generals and captains. , a sheriff, a major and finally a teacher. Generally this is the structure present in Tarahumara society, however variations exist between different peoples. The responsibilities of each are described in the following table: Agriculture in the Tarahumara area is mainly based on the cultivation of corn, beans, wheat, squash, barley and potatoes, in the upper area. In the so-called low area, however, corn, beans, chilli pepper, onion and some legumes are produced. The hills and plateaus present throughout the region allow its cultivation in the months of favorable climate, i.e. either.... .. half of the paper ......canas or in sawmills, in addition to emigration with the aim of finding work in neighboring states constitute other economic activities. Returning to the topic of emigration, in the areas bordering the city of Chihuahua there is news of the existence of around 35 Tarahumara settlements, unfortunately these settlements lack the vast majority of fundamental services. Works Cited CDI (2009). Tarahumaras-Rarámuri. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples: http://www.cdi.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=62CDI (2009) Tarahumaras. January 29, 2014, National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples http://www.chihuahua.gob.mx/atach2/codesoypc/uploads/Lecturas%20de%20Pol%C3%ADtica%20Social/Etnias%20Iind% C3% ADgenas/ Tarahumaras.pdf