About The Tarahumara Indians The Tarahumara Indians, or Rarmuri, The Runners as they call themselves, are one of North America’s last surviving indigenous tribes. And, they are said to be the least touched by civilization. They number around 50,000 and still inhabit the same region they have for centuries — the rugged Sierra Madre Occidental of Northern Mexico, also referred to as the Copper Canyon. There is no recorded history of the Tarahumaras prior to the arrival of the Spaniards in th