mountainfolk
Peak region inhabitants
Mountainfolk are people who live in mountainous regions, especially those whose families have inhabited such areas for generations.
The term suggests traditional, rural communities with distinctive customs and self-reliance: The mountainfolk kept to the old ways.
It carries connotations of isolation and insularity, sometimes romanticized, sometimes dismissive.
Residents of elevated regions
- hillbilliesRural mountain people
- ridge runnersAppalachian bootleggers
- uplandersResidents of elevated regions
- highland clansKinship groups in elevated terrain
Distant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- ruggedTough and uneven
- steepRising at sharp angle
- valleyLow ground between heights
hollow · ridgeline · highland · foothill · alpine · elevation · peaks · passes
Able to provide independently
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- independentFree from external control
- toughDurable and strong
enduring · survival · adaptable · rugged · weathered · stoic · perseverance · hardscrabble
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
- quiltingLayered fabric stitching
storytelling · ballads · fiddle · banjo · clogging · square dancing · dulcimer · whittling
Growing food for household
- shepherdingGuiding a group protectively
- herdingManaging animal groups
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
trapping · homesteading · timber · logging · mining · terraced farming · livestock · woodcutting
highlanders
Residents of elevated regions
- hillbilliesRural mountain people
- ridge runnersAppalachian bootleggers
- uplandersResidents of elevated regions
remote
Distant or controller
valley · hollow · ridgeline · highland · foothill · alpine · elevation · peaks · passes · slopes
self-reliant
Able to provide independently
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- independentFree from external control
tough · enduring · survival · adaptable · rugged · weathered · stoic · perseverance · hardscrabble · tenacious
Appalachian
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
quilting · storytelling · ballads · fiddle · banjo · clogging · square dancing · dulcimer · whittling · cabin life
subsistence farming
Growing food for household
- shepherdingGuiding a group protectively
- herdingManaging animal groups
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
hunting · trapping · homesteading · timber · logging · mining · terraced farming · livestock · woodcutting · charcoal burning
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