Ask Auntie - Are Mexicans considered Native Americans?

I have a question that’s been on my mind lately. So I’m labeled as a Mexican. Are Mexicans considered Native Americans?

[@taato69]

America is from Alaska to Argentina it's not just Unite States. so every tribe from America it's native.

[@constantineaztro9173]

Mario Martinez Aho sir and yes your right from Alaska to Chile is indigenous native people. Aho means hello in my native language. Hope you are having a great day saludos

[@heavyha]

nice try constantine using another account now?ahahahahahahaha you're so "intelligent " acepta que en mexico no todos queremos a revoltosos indigenistas como tu

[@sanjuanagasca7476]

Mario Martinez your forgetting about South America. Peru ,Brazil The Amazon also has Native Tribes

[@silviogomez7490]

Mario Martinez y Chile También menos Brasil

[@annaleslieresendiz1147]

My father used to work with an Argentinean guy, and told me Argentinean are so rude they look down upon others. The Argentinean guy believes his country is the most superior all because of a higher European population descent.

[@TonalliZeleste]

(EDIT) I am a bit confused still, I thought from videos I have seen that Mexicans are native also because that is what some people have told me too, & for some time I primarily met Mexicans and Natives that agreed that Mexicans are Native, but recently I’ve seen some Mexicans say that you should not consider yourself native unless you grew up within a tribe in Mexico, and I apologize if I offended anyone by saying I claim being Native, I don’t know how I feel about what I am anymore as I am a Mexican that grew up in the U.S. so I guess I can just use Chicana to describe me, the reason I thought I could use Mexican Native is because technically all Mexicans are either meztisos or indigenous and even as a mestizo you have ancestors that are indigenous people from Mexico before Spain made us mostly mestizos. I have heard people tell me yes I should claim being native and others tell me no that is offensive, and I don’t want to offend anyone so I think I will just say I am a full blooded Mexican that was born & grew up in the U.S. but I love to learn about Mexicos indigenous languages and I greatly appreciate our history, & I have been to Mexico several times throughout my life and I want Mexico and the world as a whole to thrive & for indigenous communities to feel supported. (What I had originally commented) I am Mexican and proudly claim being Native American too

[@MotherOfTheSea]

Me too :) thank the lord 🖤

[@KiiDKali]

What part of Mexico?? I’m Mexican too and my family is from Nayarit so Our tribe is called Cora

[@texasmade2776]

Im Mexican I always tell people im Native American but when people ask me what tribe i dont know what to say

[@knightmare8243]

@@texasmade2776 Aztec of course

[@jaxn13]

My sons mother is half Mexican and we recently got him an ancestry dna kit and his Mexican shows up as indigenous American from regions like the Yucatán peninsula and Zacatecas in Mexico. And only like 2% Spanish. I was always under the assumption Mexicans were a mix of Native American and Spanish. Mexicans quite literally are native Americans if you ask me.

[@drizzant23]

Well if your Mexican and claim Native American, than that's awesome. I am a Navajo and Zuni Pueblo and hope to see Mexicans get back to their Indigenous roots. If Mexicans what to identify as "Native American" on the census, then they have every right too. I mean on the census or when applying to college now has the indigenous tribes of Mexico. The whole ideal of being federally recognized is stupid anyway. No one has the right to tell Mexicans they are not Native American when some of our own tribes like the Cherokee Nation and other Eastern Tribes look so obviously white. Anyway we can show the world we are strong people and hopefully we can be united. #NativePride #PuebloPride #NavajoPride

[@DwightKSchrute3]

+P.Anthony #HumanPride

[@drizzant23]

Doller and a dream 84 Lol well I posted that earlier and they came crying to me about that. I am a 100% Native American and enrolled! So I just thought why not be nice. Overall I agree with you.

[@drizzant23]

UrbanFashionTrendsTV Hmm ok but I wonder what you are? Just don't worry about Natives or Mexicans. Just go back to your fashion trends that is irrelevant to the world.

[@DwightKSchrute3]

Doller and a dream 84 By hispanic I think you mean Spanish. Usually Hispanic refers to North and South American people who are descendants of the Spanish from that time period. By the way I think Mexicans, most of them anyway would be far more related to Native Americans, the Dark skin is a very obvious sign. When I say Native American I'm referring to all people that lived in North and South America before Europeans arrived. To kinda prove my point www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/06/115251/mexican-genetics-study-reveals-huge-variation-ancestry Skip to Three Distinct Genetic Clusters in Mexico.

[@drizzant23]

Doller and a dream 84 Well guest what, there is and I am one. You don't even know me. Overall stop living in your stupid indigenous ideologies that is irrelevant to those of us who are in Tribes in the U.S. and who have proof. Get outta here!!

[@aGwEENapple]

I don't remember when but I noticed Mexicans and Natives looked a lot alike. And being Mexico is a part of the Americas it wasn't a big doubt that either could be related.

[@popcornchicken4848]

+aGwEENapple All American tribes are really.....we're cousins...

[@amayraniquintana9320]

+popcorn chicken right im from guatemala

[@amayraniquintana9320]

+aGwEENapple exact

[@1972TJJ]

👍

[@amayraniquintana9320]

***** no

[@blake9742]

Absolutely Mexicans are natives.

[@viralbuthow000]

100%

[@acidgoon]

@Cool Monxter yeah mostly Caucasian or mixed with European.

[@lalo9619]

And white people aren’t Anglo no more..go figure. Give it 50 more years.

[@kocholawis1851]

as a mexican it will be nice that you guys stop using the term "mexican" as a ethnicity. Its a Nationality. And yes, there are indigenous mexicans, between 15 and 25 millions depends on the census, divided in 68 tribes. By the way the criteria to be defined as indigenous its not like in the US based in blood quantum, but by speaking a indigenous language, so if you use the gringo criteria actually there will be a lot more. So actually in Mexico are a lot more native americans (because "america" its not a nationality but a Continent) than in the US.

[@acidgoon]

@@kocholawis1851 I’m Mexican but you shouldn’t be offended.. when what are you called? Aztec is a old term soo and Mexico’s population is mixed with any other country so it’s best to call us Mexicans..

[@tainofury6318]

I'm a melanated American Indian man and yes Mexicans are native Americans that were pushed out of there native land.Many are still there today now called mestizo and afro Mexican misnomer

[@diempardon4259]

1.) Why did you find it necessary to mention your identity? 2.) No not all those who were born in Mexico in this day in time can trace their ancestry back to the Aztec empire. There are Black Mexicans as well who are largely descendants of slaves and were *just* granted citizenship in 2014. 4.) Mexico like any other country with a hierarchy operates under a caste system and yes majority of the population shares a anti black sentiment like many countries across the globe.

[@omartistry]

@@diempardon4259 not decendents of "slaves". Decendents of Africans who were "enslaved".

[@carlosmoreno9094]

Biomorph Well said ✊🏾

[@marlindujuan1856]

No they are spainards stop lying

[@morganl4445]

Dont forget anglos and Mexicans fought together for Texas Independence.

[@popcornchicken4848]

I'am of Mexican descent.....and I believe Mexicans are really Native Americans because Aztecs & Incans are Native tribes........all tribes of the Americas are really cousins.....

[@damianlopez9855]

My grandfather is from the Chichimeca tribe in Guanajuato.

[@setlife6380]

Mexicans just wish they were Native Americans hahahaha: Because Mexicans are just Mexicans and should stop pretending to be Native Americans! Mexicans are Mestizo and that term comes from a mix of when the Aztec and Inca/Maya, who were cannibals who worshiped gold, were over taken by the Spanish and were raped by their conquerers. Read "Broken Spears."

[@user-ip5xn9ks9k]

@@setlife6380 Stfu

[@setlife6380]

@@user-ip5xn9ks9k No actual intelligent rebuttal to the FACTS I have presented??? That's all you got? haha Not too smart are you huh?

[@MotherOfTheSea]

Set Life you’re really dumb

[@tomasgonzalez6382]

People from my town in south Puebla We still talk nahualt and we celebrate our real tradition. Long live all indias from all parts of the Americans.

[@liaezse7247]

*natives not indians

[@sselemaNrM]

+Elmaleta Gonzalez What about Indians from South Asia? huehuhe

[@jibaritomx]

Tomas Gonzalez Cual Es tu comunidad?

[@sanjuanagasca7476]

your Native not from India

[@alejandrogonzalez1541]

Beautiful carnal.

[@anaalvarado3960]

I'm Mexican and often get confused for Native American, because of my bone structure and skin color. I admire the Native American culture, or at least the bits and pieces I know. I wouldn't call myself Native American simply because I don't adhere to any of their customs and or beliefs mostly out of ignorance. In my humble opinion Mexicans along with many other Hispanics (a term I hate to use) are sort of on the limbo, because we don't really belong anywhere. As tragic as Native American history is I will like to point out that you're lucky you have beliefs and customs to hold on to. As someone else mentioned earlier, my ancestors were nearly wiped out from the face of the earth, and instead a new generation of "hybrids" were born, the Mestizos. From an early age I was taught by my dad that Columbus was nothing but a an ignorant thief along with the rest that came alongside; meanwhile the teachers at school described him as a hero and proclaimed Spain as our mother country, some still do. Religion, language, food, history books and many other things are proof of his success. I now find myself amidst a battle withing myself, wanting to belong to a culture that no longer exists and attempting to deny another heritage I despise but from which I also originate from. Other countries such as Peru where "luckier" (a tiny pinch) in the fact that it took the Spaniards longer to arrive, hence were able to preserve a bit more of their history.

[@anaalvarado3960]

Lol, I would say no but then again if you speak Spanish and live in California like myself, you're automatically a Mexican for some @_@. Forget about Central and South America... *sigh

[@neo_9568]

Most of the so called white native americans are $5 dollar indians. Look it up.

[@AngelDollAvakin]

Ana Alvarado don't feel bad African Americans don't have their own heritage either.

[@Abstract.Noir414]

Native Americans in the US have different looks from Mexican natives

[@teresaguerrasalazar]

Ana Alvarez, you are the typical self hating Amerindian who desperately wants to be European. There isn't such a thing as getting confused for Native American, the features that you describe proofs that you are Indian of Mexican origin, It would be like a self hating Afro American with dark skin Africanoid features and kinky hair would say that they often get confused with people of the Black race, that is not a confusion it is an assertion, you are the one who is confused, regardless of customs of beliefs your race is Native American, Indigenous to the American Continent. You can consider yourself Swedish or Snow White, but what people see you is as an Indian because that is what your race is. You have an inferiority complex, look at yourself in the mirror. Mirror mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all? I'm Mexican born Native American, naturalized US citizen.

[@jeffv2074]

I'm not Mexican however i do have familia that is, I am Puerto Rican with Taino Indian 1/4 DNA. as far as i can see Mexicans are Native Americans, any person with eyes can see that they are. We all share so many similarities that i believe when our grandparents say we are all the same people, they are right! i embrace my Taino ancestry even though i have Moroccan and European DNA i feel more kinship towards the Indian side. Mexicans are a beautiful people as all native tribes are.

[@incomments2864]

jeffv2074 Lol don’t ever compare a Puerto Rican to a Mexican. There are way to many differences.

[@Shyblues]

Mimikyu In Comments He wasn’t comparing.

[@Quibblet]

lol, yes I'm Mexican-American but always viewed the other Latino cultures as "cousins." I have cousins who are half-Puerto Rican, as my paternal aunt married my uncle back in the mid-80s. Yes, we are also different tribes as well. There was atleast a 15,000 - 20,000 year time frame to allow for such evolved differences when everyone crossed over to North America from Mongolia (if you support the Ice Bridge/Bering Strait theory). I don't think Homo Sapians were meant to stay apart (as much as we have wars and drive each other crazy beyond belief). The world has become globalized now. You can't find a pure race anymore.The Pygmies in Congo may be one of the few tribes on Earth that are not mixed with another race. Even the homogeneous Japanese have native Ainu and Korean blood in them - yes, Japan had its own "Native American" tribes before the Yamato people from China migrated there. The rodents did stay apart though. This happened with the rat and the mouse - once they were the same species from a common ancestor, but then speciation occurred - meaning their genetics grew so far apart, they cannot reproduce with each other anymore. I hope that never happens with us. I have not done a DNA test yet, but like every Latino/Mexican, I'm probably like Neopolitan ice cream - some chocolate here, some strawberry there, hehe. Okay, thanks for sharing your story! Stay true to yourself :)

[@MarA-te5jc]

@@incomments2864 why does it offends you to be compared to a portorrican? Racist little bit?

[@incomments2864]

@@MarA-te5jc I love Puerto Rican.

[@Imgonnarock-u]

I'm Mexican and I'm native

[@MotherOfTheSea]

Same and I’m proud :) thank god for making me mexican 🖤

[@Imgonnarock-u]

@Jack Smith actually who are you to talk with your English first and last name and actually im more native and white and yes i am mix id never deny it. But you are on the same boat so or not even native maybe one of those whites that are 1/16 and claim full native come on man stop your ridicules argument

[@MotherOfTheSea]

Jack Smith my name is Amy Quetzalcoatl so SCREW YOU 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MotherOfTheSea]

Jack Smith also shut up. You know nothing about this Rene person. Also when you said that the native got raped and murdered is really messed up. Rape is terrible. Plus you said lol which makes it even worse. I will yell at you in Nahuatl. A Native American language. And there’d this girl at my school who’s super indigenous. She has more Native American blood than European blood, she’s Mexican btw, and has a spanish last name. She told me she’s more native. Her skin is so tan and her hair is black. She looks like Pocahontas the best Disney princess ever. And it’s not funny when someone gets raped or murdered. You know the Native American could have fell in love with the European. You don’t know you never saw, unless you created a time machine, so stop saying terrible things. Also since you’re German or whatever the heck why are you here ? Go leave. Learn about German history than learning that Mexicans are actually Native Americans. Do something better than assuming things.

[@Imgonnarock-u]

@Jack Smith idk who u think u trolling but u have no idea what u talking about u mr are full of it btw mexico has more natives american rhan any other place in the world about 30 million full native when in the usa maybe just about 3 million. So by that u just as fake as your name im out peace out. Lame

[@kittiesgetnomercy1]

the Mayflower ... the original illegal immigrants let us not forget the past

[@sanjuanagasca7476]

Oscar Flores your right

[@talzotar7580]

@Mike Hunt they were conquerors from Europe.

[@juankroosfrausto7411]

Mike Hunt doesn't matter we were the conquered we are native go back to Europe

[@Bellg]

Whatever you say "Oscar" ... That's the most european name ever. Go back to spain you conquistador

[@JonDoeNeace]

No the original illegal immigrants were all 100% Spaniards l😂😂😂😂

[@uncleho4845]

all Indigenous people are one! I'm very proud to see the young stepping up to proclaim their rightful heritage and culture in their continent. It is their human right.

[@GRincrimzIN]

MEXICANS are natives do some history searching before ignorant people comment saying MEXICANS aren't native

[@GRincrimzIN]

No "South America" and "latin America" Are European labels I'll just say South America just to make it easier. But yes south America people's are native too. Not Latin because Latinos are Romans Southern Europeans not Hispanic EATHER

[@Exospheredweller]

GRincrimzIN Mexicans are part Native, they're not 100% Native.

[@conjr4731]

those people are usually afrocentric blacks or eurocentric whites who dont want indigenous solidarity.

[@JNeace-er9yg]

Native to what?

[@mistym0rning]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think "Mexican" is just a term describing someone's nationality as being "from Mexico" or having family from there... But ethnically speaking, most people of Mexican descent would be Mestizo, meaning a mixture of Spanish/Southern European and Indigenous genes. (Of course some Mexicans may be full-blood indigenous or European genetically, but the majority I think are Mestizo.) So whether or not someone has Mexican nationality doesn't really say anything definitely about their indigenous heritage, BUT it is certainly highly likely that they have indigenous DNA.

[@joshuafult84]

100% but the issue I have is when Mestizos try claiming they are only indian when that is ridiculous to do

[@gustavobarajas6155]

You know how many Spaniards were in Mexico during the Aztec empire? 20,000 Spaniards. Which means Mexicans are more Native American but many like myself we are a mixture between French, German and some middle eastern. It turms out the French and Germans contributed more to Mexico than the Spaniards!

[@YE-dr3zk]

I think Mexico got it's name from the dominate tribe of the area the Mexica or Aztecs.. So technically there is a Mexican people but considering the many indigenous tribes, it's hard to say Mexican is a title designated only for those descendant of the Mexica.

[@jesse977]

The vast majority of Mexicans have mostly native blood. Many Mexicans are 100% native.

[@jesse977]

@@joshuafult84 Here in the US I have seen "natives" that have blue eyes and blonde hair. Now that is ridiculous. The majority of Mestizos are mostly native. I dont know why you find this ridiculous.

[@ivonnebarrientos4685]

I feel in my hart we are one. I was born in Mexico but raised in the U.S people would ask me if I was Native American and I would always answer my ancestors are ❤️

[@alexvillarreal3947]

Im mexican from Monterrey Nuevo León and I half blood mixture Im white with black deep hair and one time I was on a recruit process for a job in a call center here in my city a one guy in the waiting room from USA asked me if I was from cherokee tribe due to my factions I had not idea about and why ask me that... But I see why he asked me that... We are mestizo I ´m a mestizo white skin, black haid, red beard, my grand father was a blond and white guy , blue eyes, my grand mother a indigenous brown skin, black haid, black eyes ,in the other side of my mother they are half blood too...

[@jonnyn8928]

No. We're not one unless we are. What don't you understand about that?

[@ladynita7329]

I’m a black American and I did my DNA in 2017. For years growing up I was told the famous line” I have Indian in my family.” However, what I know from my father, I have no relationship so I don’t know much, but I was told his father is half Mexican. I never met. I’m confused because I don’t know where my 11% indigenous American-Mexican comes from? Is it from my grandmas line or father’s line? Can someone help me?

[@jacklee279]

It is common sense. The United States is a country. Mexico is a country. In the U.S. there are people who are white, black, Native American, or of Chinese ancestry, who are citizens of the United States, all kind of races. In Mexico, there are Mexicans who are part Native American Indian, and part white European (Spain, and Italy, mostly) mix population, or mestizos. Also, full blooded Native American Indians of Mexico, no mix, of many ethnic groups, like the Zapotecs, Nahuatls, Mixtec, Purepecha, and so on. Those two groups are followed by the white European descent Mexicans, and a tiny minority of other racial groups. All of these people are Mexicans, since to be a Mexican means to be a citizen of the country of Mexico, or of Mexican ancestry. It is not difficult to understand that in a whole country, there usually are people of different racial groups. Mexico, is in the continent of America. Native American Indians were not only in the United States The whole continent was inhabited by the Native American Indians of many, many ethnic groups, like Quechuas, Apache, Guaranies, Sioux, Zapotecs, and so on. The white Europeans arrived, so now there were two racial groups in the continent, Native Americans, and whites, that is what happened in Mexico, with the arrival of the Spaniards, but in Mexico, these people of two racial groups, had children together, so the mix people, mestizos, became also another establish group of people. However, the Native American Indians of Mexico did not disappear, are still around, only they speak Spanish, have Spanish names, and dress with modern clothing. The times have changed, but the Native Americans live on.

[@mammon310]

I am Mexican but almost everybody mistakes me for other races, they cannot tell what I am. After finding out I am a large percentage Native American, I am proud to be of mixed European and Native American blood, Northern Mexico Californian blood.

[@alexvillarreal3947]

Im mexican from Monterrey Nuevo León and I half blood mixture Im white with black deep hair and one time I was on a recruit process for a job in a call center here in my city a one guy in the waiting room from USA asked me if I was from cherokee tribe due to my factions I had not idea about and why ask me that... But I see why he asked me that... We are mestizo I ´m a mestizo white skin, black haid, red beard, my grand father was a blond and white guy , blue eyes, my grand mother a indigenous brown skin, black haid, black eyes ,in the other side of my mother they are half blood too... my dad oldest brothers seems like a native american...lol

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

Blessings to you my Mexican friend From your Native American brother

[@alexvillarreal3947]

@@hailoweenhailoween5264 blessings bro

[@Chamis-dt4wc]

It all depends upon how much Native American ancestry and DNA they have. I have 15% Native American DNA but that's certainly not enough for me to claim that I'm a Native American. Sadly, in Mexico, the more a person looks Native American, the more they're discriminated against by the whiter skinned Mexicans. (Not in reference to all whiter skinned Mexicans but yes a large percentage of them)

[@nomo4u886]

Yup agreed we are all native to some degree me being part Mexican & Guatemalan most definitely our ancestors were natives like the American Indians. My girl is actually Native American so I definitely see the resemblance in the culture.

[@germanlophophora4312]

Yes we mexicans are native americans, we are the most populated by native americans nation of the whole continent

[@derrickjackson1885]

German Lophophora popping out babies every 10 months can do that to a Mexican mom.

[@oliviaarteaga4092]

How you gonna call yourself a native when you don’t even speak the language ?? 🤦🏻‍♀️ all people can speak is Spanish so you are a mutt

[@germanlophophora4312]

@@oliviaarteaga4092 Wow your ignorance deserves a monument. in México there are 68 native languages and dialects that are spoken by some 10 million people. spanish is the official language of the country yes.

[@oliviaarteaga4092]

@@germanlophophora4312 apparently you’re ignorant

[@oliviaarteaga4092]

@@derrickjackson1885 😂

[@BRUTALOINK]

I’m Mexican born in the USA, I’m 60% native

[@JonDoeNeace]

No you're not. You're either born into a Native culture, which means you're Native, or you're not born into a Native culture, meaning you're not Native NO MATTER WHAT. Regardless of DNA.

[@juananguiano3882]

And to you probably think Columbus is from Spain ,Columbus was Italian

[@JNeace-er9yg]

Ok but whose flag was he flying when he committed mass genocide? And who was his crew? 1 Italian backed by 50 Spaniards, well that's still Spaniards...

[@martinvasquez9639]

Great video and yes, we are all the same people all the indigenous people from the south America central America North America. We are all the same people very very true and thank you for sharing. I am Mexican, and I am very proud of my indigenous Native American blood. !

[@loudpaw8723]

it just sux that indigenous peoples from mexico forget about their language cause of spanish

[@philschiavone101]

My wife is from Mexico and she says that her mom is Myan, and her dad is Egyptian. She does not think that she is indigenous because of that mix.

[@doro626]

I've always said this. Europeans just drew a line and to the North was considered Native American and to the South was Mexican. It never made sense to me.

[@Apnah13]

I put native American/other on mine

[@ot505]

Good job. I check native as well. Not Hispanic- not latino. Hispanic=spanish, and Latino=Latin/ roman empire European. Both of those labels don't acknowledge our native roots!

[@nerdherotv9375]

Dustin Heath that's a myth dumbass 🤦

[@alancisneros4135]

Yes i think we mexicans are native or part native american me for Example i have family with long black straight hair and dark skin and some family thats very light skin and some brown skin from the looks i have some spanish and african and native american in my family

[@Templar-jj3ig]

I've thought for a while now, just paying attention to the way people migrate through South America through Central America into Mexico and then Native America and further into Canada, Alaska area. we are all the same people and after 10,000 years or so in Native America I can only imagine they migrated the same as the English did Germany down into France, Italy during the fall of Rome era.

[@torresserg]

Update: My DNA test results show I'm 40% Native American. Let me save you 4:02 minutes of your life (not that the video isn't worth viewing). Yes, Mexicans are indigenous to Anahuac (North America). Not all Mexicans but most of us, about 80 percent of the population. Here's a simple way to know if your Mexican friend, coworker, classmate, neighbor....etc... is indigenous (Native American), is he or she brown? Yes? Then yes he/she is indigenous. The very name Mexican comes from the name of the most well known tribes the Mexica (erroneously called Aztec). One last thing Mexica is pronounced Meh-she-kah.

[@pumasgoya]

Most Mexicans would fall into the watered down Native category. I don't say this rudely, but most of us have a certain mixture, as many people have stated here. We are indeed a synthesis of race and cultures. Unlike others here, i have always known that we were mostly indigenous, with some European. I mean, how can we not know that we are Natives? Just look in the mirror. When I would see my grand mother on our visits to León Mexico. I would see her face as very similar to the "indians" I'd see here in the Southwest. In fact, Mexico has more speakers of their native languages than all of the US and Canada combined; more than 70 of these languages. Sadly they are fading fast as well.

[@chucknchar]

Mexican is a nationality not a race, so if you live in the U.S., you are American and your ethnicity is whatever, my genealogy is 40% Native American, 28% Spanish, 15% British, 9% Sub Mediterranean African, an assortment of other ethnicities.

[@davidmoreno9302]

I'm Mexican and live in Mexico city. And I'm tlahuica and yes I'm native American. Que precioso rostro tienes paisana

[@kaisershomstock8067]

My mom and dad are from the state of Chiapas in Mexico and I tested 73% Native American , what is fascinating to me is that from that 73% , the regions I get a match are 4 , the smallest amount from the Peru area , the second smallest Mayan , the biggest from the area comprising Utah - Mexico City , passing through the entire American Southwest and North of Mexico and the second biggest from New Mexico , USA . My opinion is that someone from a Mexican community that speaks a Native language can consider him/herself Native American , but if you grew up speaking just Spanish and identifying as 'Latino' , then absolutely not . In my opinion it is hypocritical to be a Mexican , identify yourself as a Latino , speak only Spanish , look down on those who speak a Native language , not make an effort to learn about your Native side and only when it's convenient to you say 'I am Native American' . As someone here said , some Natives look very white , I live in Seattle and a descendant of Chief Seattle who is now around 27 looks very white , but since she was born and raised in a reservation and she has traceable Native ancestry she is , in my opinion more Native American than the millions of Mexicans with 75% Native American in their genes who look down on those Mexican Natives who actually speak a Native language. Just like this girl said , we must take into account the classifications factor , if you are Mexican , first you must find out how much Native American DNA you have , because unless you were born and raised in a Native Mexican community , chances are you grew up hating everything Aztec and Mayan , looking down on those individuals descendants of The Aztecs and Mayans and speaking only Spanish. My great-grandfather was a Mayan Indian who spoke very little Spanish and had it very hard with the monolingual Mexicans. Also , remember that Geronimo DID make the distinction between Mexicans and Indians , Geronimo was in contact with both , Mexican and American Indians , and he did not considered Mexican Indians as Mexicans , but as Indians like himself with different languages and customs just like he did the Comanche and Navajo while realizing that most Mexicans have some Indian. So in my opinion if you are Mexican , and you were not born and raised in a Native Mexican community you can absolutely consider yourself Native American if you test more than 50% Native American and are making an effort to learn a Native Mexican language , if you test 50% Native American you know your tribe , if you are from Oaxaca you are going to be probably Mixtek or Zapotek , you get the point , but you must take a stance about your Native heritage , because as the descendant of Chief Seattle and highly white looking Eastern tribes show , is not JUST having at least 50% DNA , do you make an active effort to learn a Native language ? , do you make an active effort to educate your children and your family members about the pride of your Native heritage ? , if the answer is no the you are ARE NOT Native American , you JUST HAVE Native American genes , being and having are two very different things . I have British , Greco-Roman, Caucasian and Libanese genes on a 26% mix but I am NOT British , Greco-Roman , Caucasian or Libanese . Also , this is on a genetic level , on a genetic level an Aztec and Mayan are Native Americans , now as a Federally recognized American tribe , they are not , take a look at this , The Duwamish , the Native American tribe that lived right on what is now Seattle , Washington , ARE NOT a Federally recognized tribe! . So , on an American Federally recognized level , only a few tribes from what is now USA have the title of Federally recognized Native American tribe , and if The Duwamish whose ancestry dates back thousands of years to the actual city of Seattle are not , no tribe from Mexico or Canada or anywhere but USA will , but on a genetic/cultural level , by complying with aforementioned conditions , it is an absolute yes for Mexicans , Central and SouthAmericans and Canadians .

[@JoseMendoza-yn4de]

They always confuse me with being native in North Dakota at the grocery store, now I've learned that 80% of Mexicans are 30% native. I'm gonna start accepting that tax exempt, cool.

[@derrickjackson1885]

Jose Mendoza fuck off I'm native and I still gotta do taxes at the end of the year I get $900 on my paycheck every two weeks and I get back like $670 of it. And no you look Mexican like straight up, natives don't have gay ass beards. like that. I'm almost a full blood like 79 percent and never I seen a native speak Spanish

[@selenagomezacapella]

Derrick Jackson 1. You can't look Mexican because Mexican isn't a race just like you can't look Canadian or American. He looks like the Natives from Mexico. 2. Millions of FULL BLOOD Natives speak Spanish, never heard of the millions of Native MAYANS or Aztecs who live in Mexico today that speak SPANISH the same way Navajos and Lakotas speak English in the US? The Tohono O'odham has members in Mexico and they speak Spanish, my tribe has members in Mexico and they speak Spanish just like there's Natives in Canada who speak French or Natives in Brazil who speak Portuguese.

[@화이팅-t2q]

but most mexicans don't speak native languages. they're culturally spaniards.

[@MotherOfTheSea]

I’d rather speak native language than Spanish and I’m Mexican and I have some Native American in me

[@003milo]

I was born in Mexico, but have become a US Citizen. My lineage is Mexican (Aztec)/Spain. Aztecs are Native to the America's so to me it was always obvious that I am Native American, it's just a fact. Just because I may be Mexican does not mean I do not have native American blood. The US and their Census likes to pigeon hole people and sometimes it is not even accurate as to what you can identify with, and are forced to select the closest choice. Well my experience.

[@syderx]

ALL pre-Colombian people of the Americas are descendants of the same bloodline. The US government categorizes us differently as to separate us but we are indeed the same people. Excluding those that have Euro, Afro or other blood mixed.

[@JNeace-er9yg]

Not quite.

[@fredychicano654]

I knew the answer of this question before I was the age of 18 ofcourse "Native Americans" are "Mexicans" vise versa its a feeling you feel in your soul your blood an intact feeling you get

[@jorgeluisgurrola5024]

The seven Azteca tribes from Aztlan included the Mexica. It was the Mexica that built a huge civilization in the middle of the lake Texcoco, Mexico-Tenochtitlan and made Anahuac there dominion. --- It was they that fought the invading Hispanics and our treacherous native allies till the end. For that alone, they are a very special people. Recognizing there role in our history, our indigenous ancestry both full and mixed... today's Mexicans are named after them. -- But the war of colonialism is far from over... they want us to become white, they want us to forget our past; they want us to become foreigners in our own lands... and these are facts...

[@megaman5k]

The Aztecs have a cool story that seems in correlation with your story on creation. We are called Aztecs by the Spaniards because we came from a place called Aztlan. we were to travel South until we found an eagle on a cactus with a serpent in its mouth in that was going to be our permanent home. It's funny because like you said we came from the north.

[@creepin93]

i looked at zunis tribe online and they're outfits are similar to the ones of the mapuche. without getting deep into it WE, latinos, are of indigenous descent especially the ones from the main land. we are taught spanish while others were taught english or french, those are the main differences. unfortunately with time people build an identity, voluntarily or by force, based on linguistic and which ever flag the colonial powers propt up. im from Chile but i grew up in Canada and im never offended when local indigenous people ask me if im one of theirs.

[@sdghhf]

WOW, U R SO CUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonnyn8928]

Not when you're here to steal. I'll treat you as badly as the next person.

[@briangallardo3246]

hmm you look more Southern European than a native. but yeah most Mexicans have Native American blood. but it depends on the Mexican person's ancestry.

[@melgarmarcos47]

i m 52 years old from guatemala come here when i turn 6 years old i knew i was native from guatemala mayan but did not have contact with my people so i was lost but i have this urge inside me that wants to get out and scream sometimes i go to pow wow and i feel happy now i know we are all one

[@alreddog13]

not all mexican are natives or blood lines. have friend whos said he was a full blood aztec. he took DNA test he was 60 ./' middle eastern & 40 black. !

[@miriamcastillo1268]

I am Mexican and I’m mostly indigenous and I consider myself Native American 💕☺️ (mesoamerican to be specific)

[@JonDoeNeace]

You're Not Native American. Back off. .

[@JNeace-er9yg]

No you're not.

[@JNeace-er9yg]

Native American means a sovereign tribe that signed treaties with the U.S.

[@JNeace-er9yg]

You're Mesoamerican

[@kjvwarrior777]

Once upon a time all Native Americans were 100% pure on their own land. Then they invaded and desecrated their land and claimed it as their own. And if that wasn't enough, they invaded and desecrated their race and claimed it as their own.

[@liegustafson2817]

yes they r native American

[@texassfinest114]

American “Indians” just migrated from Mexico/South America Let’s be real

[@georgecuyler7563]

Yes, we are all Indigenous Turtle Islanders if you people lived here before contact. I am Heiltsuk, Nu7lhalk and Zuni of British Columbia Canada,. Many many years ago before contact, even before the vikings some of my Nu7lhalk people moved south for a number of years and then returned back to Nu7lhalk territory.

[@clizbot]

Yea we are Native American. But for some reason I see a lot of Eastern United States Native Americans claiming the title for themselves only. I see some commenting in this very video. I also met a group of U.S Native American people who straight up denied me as Native American just because Im Mexican. I explained that Native American refers to the American continents which to which a large portion of my Ancestry is native to. They still denied me. However they were white washed lol. They told me themselves they were half white which was fairly apparent.

[@JosephMarquez-pj9dp]

That"s right we are all native people of the Americas just as blacks are all related to those in Africa. Nothing complex to understand here.

[@vladimirremmirez7671]

I'm a brown Mexican. And I'm native American. I don't care if you north American, native Americans get offended. But you have only been invaded by the English. Native Americans from Central America have been conquered twice by the Spanish, Portuguese and the English. So just classify yourself by your tribe.

[@gatorsonthe54th43]

Vlad....Why do you make this dumb division ? You seem ignorant. What's your goal ? You want to lord over people or some such ? All I can sense from you is some kind of venom you want to deliver and I think it's wrong ....and dangerous for you as well as others. If you want a fight then seek it but please shut your mouth. BTW....I am not offended...but more irritated ...I left being offended a while back. Now I'm more aware of what is more important than being offended by some new asshole in the picture..Wishing you betterment. Good medicine to you.

[@rosaliaoliver-qv3gr]

Native American are different countries. That doesn’t mean you are from the United States 🇺🇸 of America . The word is call INDIGENOUS. don’t get confuse with the Native American name it means INDIGENOUS.Are INDIGENOUS! There are INDIGENOUS in PERU there are many countries native Americans the name Is INDIGENOUS. . I’m Rarrumar INDIGENOU .our home now is where we are aloud .

[@jonnyn8928]

Exactly. Native American is a term that belongs to me and my people, the descendants of the Reservation. Be proud to be Indigenous.

[@Mary-xt5pe]

I believe we are I never knew this but I had a feeling when I would look at my textbooks and see people that look like me and I wondered my whole life but wasn’t too sure I believe we are we share similar morals and traditions we look the same we are together Mexicans are native Americans ❤️ not everyone will realize ignorance is bliss to those

[@ramosman0469]

We definitely are! We are indigenous to this continent and they have stripped most of our indigenous culture away. Pozole, tamales, dia de los muertos is all indigenous. At the end of the day esta Tierra es de nosotros! Much love!

[@sergioislas323]

Everybody can get a Mexican citizenship will be mexican , but the indigenous of mexico yes we are native American people because we came from the same family .

[@quetzalcoatl3242]

We mexicans are also natives of diferent groups as nahua, maya, zapotec, purepecha, etc. 68 diferent indigenous groups in total. For nahua people (aztecs were one of them, we refer to aztecs to the ancient mexicas that lived in currently Mexico city prior the spanish conquest) is a leyend about the migration from the north to the south and how the diferent groups got splited, this leyend was writen in nahua codex, which were books before the colonial period. Just to mention that nahua language is part of the uto-nahua language family which includes hopi and it is called uto-nahua or uto-aztec due Uta. We are all one ;)

[@felixcato4478]

My first native pow wow was at 4 years old in Mexico. That was 56 years ago.

[@JesusPerez-ux9zw]

I do believe that Mexicans are Native American too remember the only reason we are called Mexican is because of the Spanish and the indigenous peoples got mixed so there’s where the mestizo come from. A white European and an indigenous people so yes I believe that Mexicans are Native American people too…

[@Arminius420]

Why wouldn't you be native Americans but a lot of Mexicans are mixed with European blood way more than Northerners are.

[@billwilson3665]

She doesn't look native to me. Although a lot of Mexicans and central Americans look very native. So when I see them crossing the border in the millions I just think "welcome back"

[@alex8353339]

Majority of Mexicans in Mexico are of mixed race (European/native American). But I would say most of the Mexicans that immigrate to the U.S are probably fully native American or they are more native American than European since they usually come from rural areas and those are the places where you can still find pure native American people in Mexico.

[@finalfrontier001]

+Dora Rigel How did 2 million white settlers in the 18th century mix with more than 300 million native Americans???

[@marioguti9887]

300 million native people where? Like in all Latin America? I don't understand your question.

[@marioguti9887]

There were nowhere near 300 million people in the 1800s in Mexico, ROFL, there aren't even half that TODAY and populations grow, not shrink...LOL

[@finalfrontier001]

Mario Gutierrez I never said Mexico......... Must be your native low IQ.

[@marioguti9887]

Well, your post makes no sense neither because there weren't 300 million natives (how did you come to that figure in the first place) and more than 2 million Europeans came to the Americas, like much much more. Must be your white inbred side coming up with nonsense.

[@redlinep.r.a8368]

Its crazy. Its eazy to actually know the answer just look at the people. In mexico the people are dressed in clothes everyday in what alot of people here in america are wearing as costumes on a certain event. Now if that isnt indian what is?

[@trippylongstockin6774]

native is actually the largest race population on the globe, from the very top of Canada. all the way down to the tip of south America is all Indian,,politics is what divide us

[@theexplorer7139]

Trippy Longstockin True.

[@increasepeace4996]

They have minimal Native DNA, if any.

[@constantineaze245]

Kickative truth haha that person is hella stupid for misreading your comment like that she must be smoking that crack lol

[@constantineaze245]

Kickative truth I'm native too what tribe your from I'm full blooded as well

[@עמנואלהארדי]

natives are the biggest in the world because natives are every humans Asians and native to there part blacks are native to Africa whites are native to Europe so every human is native you you are right 😄

[@LonzPonz]

you are wonderful. :) I'am Peruvian. Our ancestors are the native Inca peoples, and I can honestly say I relate to both Mexican people and Native Americans. We are one.

[@ggtt4929]

Beautifully said. We are one 😊

[@indigenousamerican3878]

+Lonz Ponz natives from the americas unite

[@LonzPonz]

Doller and a dream 84 you don't know my grandparents idiot.

+Ancient Race I'm actually white dumb ass

Your not native your a spaniard

[@708xzkang4]

my little sister proudly wrote a poem about being native american. Sadly, her peers shut her down and embarrassed her in class. they called her a liar because shes "MEXICAN!!" 🤦🏽‍♂️ we gotta continue teaching the YOUTH!!! We're Caxcan from the ALMIGHTY CHICHIMECAN EMPIRE! THIS IS OUR LAND!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@davidmoreno9302]

Let's just not create divisions between ourselves. I'm tlahuica from morelos and I love all Mexicans no matter where they're from. And all our native American people. All the love to all the natives of the continent . From Alaska to the mapuches

[@liquidgold40oz]

my family did their dna . we had 85 % native American.

[@nerdherotv9375]

I have 70 lol

[@cgiff4355]

DNA testing companies WILL alter results to reflect political agendas. From interview: "Inside the Shady World of Genetic Testing"... "In a recent interview with Cracked, one of the major ancestry testing companies spilled the beans on what really happens when you purchase an ancestry kit. While I can't say I'm surprised, you may be shocked to learn that these ancestry sites aren't always as accurate as they claim to be. Beyond this, they've also admitted to tampering with the result to "screw with racists." When Inside Edition had a set of triplets send their spit in to Ancestry.com and 23andMe, they got wildly different results from both services. Neither gave each triplet the same ancestry results. "Tests can be a crapshoot. For DNA tests, they use genetic markers, which are little variations in the DNA one or several groups may have, but others do not. The more markers there are, the more accurate the test will be." "The best we can do is give a certain range based on those markers (or show who they are most similar to), and sometimes we'll move up a percentage point of an ethnic group if it doesn't add up to 100 percent." 'Rounding up' wouldn't be necessary if DNA tests were accurate. So unless you have the 9+ repeat allele ONLY found in true Native Americans then you're not as "native" as you're being told. At 80% native you'd have that marker. I'd place the link but it won't let me post. Google the title of the article and it will come up. DNA testing without repeating genetic codes are far from reliable.

[@3vino1]

@@mr.e3894 You can identify as anything you want in the 2020 census. That means nothing as far as your citizenship of the U.S.A. is concerned. You are either a citizen of the U.S.A., or you are not. Your ethnicity has nothing to do with that.

[@mr.e3894]

@@3vino1 apparently the point went wayyyy across your head. Your lack of historical nuance could be a contributing factor to this...

[@3vino1]

I know history quite well, but not as well as a Mexican citizen. I understood your post very well and why you want to identify as a Native American. I also don't care for the labels Hispanic or Latino, so I say I'm an American of Mexican descent. I misspoke on the citizen issue since it is not on the Census. Sorry about that. In the Census, Hispanic, identifies people whose heritage is from a Spanish speaking country. It's not a race but a choice of ethnicity. Mexican Am is my ethnicity as far as the Census goes.. I am not black, any type of Asian, or American Indian, and I don't identify with any tribe, as my race. Native American does not appear to be a choice, so you might have to write it in.. Again, this is America and you are free to identify as you want.

[@richyaxl1151]

As a Mexican, I send my thoughts, prayers, love and hugs to ALL of my Native American brothers and sisters of ALL tribes throughout the lands! 💯🙌🏼🙏🏽 We are ONE people.

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

Thanks for your love and support my Mexican brother. Blessings to our Mexican brothers and sisters. Not just you but any Mexican who is sincere towards Native/indigenous people are more than welcome in our circles. Natives & Mexicans are one!

[@javiervega1065]

No we aren't

[@jonnyn8928]

No you're not.

[@J.Castle]

Than u r an outsider.

[@kevinredbearaddison4811]

Native American and Mexicans are one and the same. Just Different tribes that moved to different regions of North and South America. Some tribes develop different characteristics due to the climate in regions they live in and of course added mixtures from other visitors as well.

[@nerdherotv9375]

Exactly

[@etahnestell7340]

@@coreBsp8002 We are the same. You speak of the white man but your doing what the white man wants. They want us to all be separated. By the way I am Kiowa, Oklahoma-Apache, Sisseton Sioux, and Ponca. I am on the Oklahoma Apache roll. We all have totally different cultures and languages but one thing we all have in common is our blood and being Indiginous. Dont let the white man have you fooled.

[@etahnestell7340]

@@coreBsp8002 I don't believe the white mans story about where we all come from but I do know for a fact we are all the same people racially from North to South America. We all had no borders, we all lived our traditional lives, we all had tribes and separate beliefs and we were all killed and colonized by the white man.

[@tabsdoge1662]

Right, I was born here in the U.S. and all but one of my grandparents were born here as well, but we are descents of Mexican indian tribes (Mother's side Yaqui from Chihuahua area and father's side indios from the mountains of Guanajuato.) When I did my DNA, it came back 85% indigenous including Meso, U.S. Native, and a little Inuit Eskimo. Very little European (less than 9% Spanish). So many people think Mexican is an ethnicity. smh. 95% percent of my DNA matches are in New Mexico and of Navajo and other native tribes of the Southwest.

[@kgetorv988]

@@etahnestell7340 what the white man wants? why are you stereotyping, its a small minority that wants that, im white and i love native american culture especially inca

[@stewiedog01]

I'm Sioux and I accept that we are one people. I teach that to my daughters. If you subtract all the European influences everything become clear. We didn't bring the Europeaners to this part of the world, we didn't make them breed with our people, we didn't make the boarders that separate us into different countries, etc.. We were all one people we just lived in different areas of what call the Americas.

[@greenturtlebob3616]

Please don't tell your daughter lies.i being honest we are not the same we are different our language are different our society were different.the Sioux were like germanic barbarians before the European.while the aztec and the Mayan were the roman and the greeks.even after the European invasion you guys became horse riders like the huns nothing like the aztec.

[@davidmoreno9302]

One good thing I see about the arrival of Europeans is that today all the natives of the continent could unite and be 1 tribe. I'm tlahuica from morelos but live in Mexico city and Mexico city is the mix of all the tribes of Mexico. I've met couples of different states of Mexico and tribes . I've seen videos of natives from USA and mapuches from Chile and oh my God they're so gorgeous. We're very beautiful people

[@pantx0]

I am born and raised in Mexico; I am a regular Mexican guy and my DNA is 40% Native American. If you grab another regular, common everyday Mexican, he/she will test at least 30% Native American (personally I like the word Indian) but in some areas of Mexico like the south, the common percentage is 75% Native DNA. I can tell you that most Mexicans most likely don't realize that they have Indigenous DNA because we grow up with the identity of being "just" Mexican so assuredly I say to you, Mexicans are Indigenous people whether they know it or not, or they like to or not... for the naysayers: take the DNA test!

[@prsent7787]

True. I didn't know about this until I barely started searching the history of Mexico and I'm 24.

[@ehnut2964]

damn never realized how much Conquistadors like fucking new people

[@loupbleu3177]

A Mexican ship came to my city here in France and every single person in the crew had slanted eyes and very Native American look. I didn't realize that Native Americans were that common amongst Mexicans until I saw Mexicans in real life because in TV Shows or Movies the Mexican actors are always the most "European" ones.

[@Emm486]

Native Americans are NOT Indians Indians are from India 🇮🇳

[@diempardon4259]

Mmm. There’s so many things wrong with this post. 1.) The term India derived from Christopher Columbus mistakenly believing that he discovered a new route to India (Asia). So I find that ironic that you still cling to the terminology. 2.) Mexico is an indigenous term. Native American is an Umbrella term for *all* of the indigenous population of the American continents. So if you can trace you lineage back to the Aztecs of Mexico then yes, you are Mexican however judging from your percentage you also more than likely have majority European ancestry as well.

[@wendyramos2320]

Yes people from north and south america are some how related we are natives to this land whether they are aboriginals in canada, native americans in the US or tribes in México and south America. We all had to go through similar struggles and ended up having people trying to erase our history.

[@sanjuanagasca7476]

Endy Ramos you are wise

[@JoseLopez-lu5et]

Endy Ramos take a DNA test you'll see I'm born in the US with a 78 percent native American.my parents are from the mexica tribe in the US the minimum blood quantum to be considered native America is 25 % do the math.

[@diegoduran939]

We are native american! Spanierds consider us bastards of spain, but we have our land. That land is called north america, like it or not. This is our land and we(natives) own this land.

[@AbeC792]

+Jason Queeny and who are you? How do you know such history ? History books "The bible" We dont know what happened and we never will stop acting like you know everything You sound foolish boy

[@diegoduran939]

Jason Queeny We reject all european heritage!! The moors from spain don´t like us and you anglo troglodites neither so fuck off.

[@tisokcoyotl545]

fuck ya

[@txrick4879]

Diego Duran The Spanish also mixed with the native Americans.Here in the USA and in Mexico. Most settled in the South.

[@txrick4879]

Jason You are so wrong some Spanish came to live in America not just to loot it and we mixed with the natives .We are still here.

[@allhellbreaksloose312]

Mexicans mostly are Native American, but there are some who are Caucasian and Black.

[@3vino1]

Most Mexicans or Americans of Mexican descent have Native American ancestry, but they also have European ancestry. So you are mostly wrong. Most Mexicans are Mestizo, which is a combination of both. Some look European, some look Native American, and some look Mestizo. That's based of what I have experienced in the U.S.A. I don't know what the demographics are in Mexico.

[@marlonmalone6041]

+3vino1 80% of mexico is full of indigenous blood ppl 1.2% african ppl 9% European Spanish descent

[@3vino1]

marlon Malone O.K., Thanks for that info.

[@3vino1]

Kickative truth "35 million indigenous people live in mexico! natives" Let's say that is true. Who cares? The Mexican government doesn't care. In the U.S., it doesn't matter how many people of Mexican descent say they are Native Americans. To be considered Native American in the U.S., a person has to trace and show his ancestry to a tribe that is indigenous to the U.S.. The tribe also has to accept them. Without that, undocumented immigrants are just illegal aliens in the U.S. and saying or identifying as Native Americans and claiming they were here first, means nothing.

[@3vino1]

Kickative truth What lies am I typing? I notice by the way you write that you might have a reading comprehension problem. Hope you can read the following. dna-explained.com/2012/12/18/proving-native-american-ancestry-using-dna/

[@atsfft103]

As an Anthropologist and as Mexican, the simple answer is Yes! according to what the US considers Native, over 80% of the Population of Mexico is native Many tribes and the US Government recognize a certain percentage of native ancestry Mexico has over 25 million Natives, Close to 80 million Mestizos (half native/half European) furthermore if you go Mexico you will see that Mexican culture is deeply rooted in indigenous culture , and for added measure the Word Mexico is from Nahuatl the language of the Aztecs and many other cultures currently with over 1.5 million speakers, Mexica was the original name of the Aztecs

[@3vino1]

+atsfft103. So what is the criteria used to say who is Native American and who isn't, since most Mexicans and Mexican Americans have both European ancestry, as well as Native American ancestry. Most Mexican Americans that I know, do not identify with any tribe, but do know that they are a product of a mixture of Spanish and Mexican Native American. I'm wondering how many Mexicans identify with a particular tribe other than knowing they are descendants of both races. Or do they assume they are Mexica or Mayan without really knowing who they really are? In the U.S., those that are considered Native American actually know what tribe they are a part of.

[@atsfft103]

Well it's important to understand that every country has their own definition of different labels of identity and it has/will change throughout time, In addition the history of the two also dealt with natives completely different as well Because of the High mixture in Mexico it is often seen that Mexican are both therefore they are Native as well as European, They do not necessarily associate themselves with a tribe because we have to remember that not all the natives of Mexico were living in a tribal society they had large Civilizations living in urban areas, When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, Mexico saw everyone living in Mexico as Mexican, it didn't matter if you were white,brown,Asian, black they all had the same citizenship, but thats not to say everything was perfect. Many cultures still witness prejudices against them, So it was seen to be more acceptable to be Mexican, but thats not to say all cultures lost their culture, In Mexico in order to be indigenous you have to typically live in an rural area, speak your native language, now that sounds alot more stricter vs how in some cases the US considers native is where you just have to have a certain percentage base on which tribe. In the end if you were to take the US concept then over 80% of Mexico population would be indigenous. Vs Mexico where in order to be indigenous you have to be more then just your blood because you are already indigenous

[@3vino1]

atsfft103 "In the end if you were to take the US concept then over 80% of Mexico population would be indigenous. " I've never heard of what that concept is. In most cases, when asked about race in the U.S., they list Hispanic-non black, or Hispanic-black. It is assumed if non black, you are a Mestizo of both European and Native American descent. I don't think that the criteria is the same as it is for blacks. In Mexico the rule is if you have a drop of Native American blood, or a drop of European blood, you are a Mestizo. There was another classification called Caustizo which is more European than Native American. In the 2010 U.S. Census, they listed If Hispanic which ethnic group. For example Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, etc. Then they go to the races and the ones that apply to Hispanics are, White, Black, Native American. For many years, Hispanics non-black, were classified as white since there were only three races. White, Black, and Mongoloid. Now they have added all types of races. If one says Native American, then they ask which tribe. There is no criteria for Native American. It's at the person's discretion. So for Hispanics who are not full blooded white and don't look like and have never identified as Native American, and not Black, we are screwed., So for me, it's a lot easier when the choices include Hispanic-non black.

[@atsfft103]

3vino1 Hispanic or Latino is a word that does not represent Mexicans properly, Both having meaning form Europe which ignores our indigenous ancestry, The US Census isnt correct it has it's mislabels, its as if someone is calling an Apple a Orange because it's been accepted but now many people want to fix that mistake, The reality is Mexico has the largest population of indigenous people in the Americas so why should they associate with Europe, People like to simplify it and say well its cause you all speak Spanish and thats a Latin language well thats extremely bias when there plenty who only speak their native tongue and furthermore if thats the case why arent Frenchmen called Latins if French is a Latin Language? The Reality is the there is plenty of ignorance/biases and laziness that people make to properly understand who Mexicans and other American countries like Peru and Guatemala are

[@3vino1]

atsfft103 I agree. Hispanic or Latino is a very broad term. Personally, I don't really care for it. I am an American of Mexican descent, or Mexican American. But you don't really understand why Hispanic or Latino is used. Hispanic just suggests that a person has ancestry or lives in a Spanish Speaking country. It is not a race and it is not meant to represent anyone properly. There are people living in the U.S. from all over the Caribbean. South America, Central America, Mexico, and Americans with ancestry of any Spanish speaking country. If Mexico does not want to associate with Europe, that's their business. If they want to say they are Native Americans, that's also up to them. But by saying Native Americans, they totally ignore their European roots. And that's probably they way they want it. In the U.S., we observe Columbus day. I know that in Mexico they don't. That's because they say they were not discovered. They knew who they were and where they were. I know who my European roots are all the way to Spain, but I have no clue about my Indigenous roots in Mexico. I do, however, recognized both races because I am a Mestizo. I don't know where you are from or where you live, but if you read a book on the Texas revolution, you will find three terms used. Texians (the invaders from the U.S.), Mexicans (The individuals in Santa Anna's army, and Tejanos (Mexicans who lived in Texas). Along with the Texians, there were Tejanos who also wanted independence from Mexico. Some even signed the declaration of Independence and some fought against the Mexicans at the Alamo and at San Jacinto. Personally, Tejano is what I prefer. That assumes that I am a U.S. Citizen of Mexican descent. Tejanos come in different shades of color. That's a proven fact in my family. I speak Spanish and English. The Tejano culture has it's roots in Mexico and in the U.S. In other words, most of us are bi-cultural and bi-lingual. I think we have the best of both worlds.

[@Eidenbites]

yes we are native americans .. and if anyone wants to dispute that i look like crazy horse yeah we speak spanish because we were forced to but we are native americans. what tribe? no one knows the spanish destroyed our history

[@darrellhill1821]

we aint the same!!!! and you dont look like crazy horse because no one knows how he looks like!!

[@Eidenbites]

+Darrell Hill What is different. not same tribe but we are native here nahuatl were here before

[@Eidenbites]

+Darrell Hill the name mexico comes from the nahuatl Meshica . the word Mexico is Native

[@darrellhill1821]

+José Esparza native Americans and mexicans are not the same!!!

[@darrellhill1821]

+Edward Jeremias we aint the same people, just because some are indengounis does not make us the same people. fact!!!

[@YavapaiApacheTribe]

YES!! I’m Yaqui and Apache Native American 👍🏽

[@rustyschakleford2716]

As a Mexican American with indigenous roots I loved that you shared your experience. We are all the same people ..need to be said more and internalized more

[@GODWITHUS0712]

i agree, mexicans are not considered just naitive American. But a mixture of many race. For example I'm Mexican and I did a DNA test and my results is something to the nature of 52% naitive 30% Spanish 6% African 5% middle eastern and 4 %Asian. And most mexicans that I've seen do the DNA test had a mixture off different races like myself.

[@truth9042]

But still majority native

[@spacecat7125]

We are Native to the America’s with the European mixture. That’s a typical Mexican DNA.

[@joshuafult84]

@@truth9042 most mexicans are only 40% native it's not like they are 70%

[@truth9042]

Joshua Fult not 40% but 60%+

[@joshuafult84]

@@truth9042 It's usually in the 40s bro

[@juananguiano3882]

My ancestors Tahumarah Indian from Mexico we are cousins of the Pima

[@mariob9389]

I’m Latino from Central America and I have lived around Native Americans in Canada and see myself in them. We are definitely the same people and even our way of thinking, interacting, telling stories, and so on. Much love

[@alexvillarreal3947]

yep , literally we are the same, regards from México

[@catherinedhaker5351]

Agree with you 💯

[@YavapaiApacheTribe]

Mexicans think they are from Spain lol funny thing is they come from Asia, lol also Mexicans look native American and Arabs.

[@CocainePolitics]

WE ARE ALL ONE NORTH TO SOUTH!!! Different tribes! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Not Latino or Hispanic!!!!

[@kalikalla43]

And your filthy ancestors, the aztecs, mayans etc lived in what is now mexico. Go back to mexico and stop trying to claim other peoples lands. Comprende?

[@BillyBob-ky2px]

kalikalla43 Kind of like how the U.S. government erased files of human testing on Americans that were later found, because they were misplaced and forgotten about. Or how NASA forgot about the reels of footage and pictures of the first moon landing that were later found inside of a McDonald's? When you're dealing with humans, especially hundreds of years ago, mistakes are going to be made. Are you honestly that naive that you think every single piece of history was destroyed? Lol. You're the definition of an airhead.

[@crissanchez413]

fuck off you racist fuck

[@anasolis5181]

My friend you so right, but ignorance divides us

[@fragolegirl2002]

But secoyah loved mexicans so much he went to mexico with his tribe. They became the mexican band of cherokee. Soooo yeah. The mexicans protected secoyah from being arrested by anglos.

[@aaronmateo3658]

full native and mixed native wherever you're at unite stop hating one and other I'm from Mexico I am mix I love my native people I am mix half native and half Spaniel I hate with Native fight each other it makes me so mad

[@deannedoniamuniz7777]

Thank you brother I see what you're saying and I'm reading this and it's getting me sick to my stomach a bunch of white people here trying to dictate what indigenous is and who and who can't say that they're indigenous they need to find out where they're from is stop worrying about our culture and our history and our genes and our pride For the Love of our people it doesn't matter how much we have inside of us that does not make a difference the difference is if we have it in our blood and that's where people are from our routes we have the right to love and respect and honor our culture are native pride

[@Zaka_sama4393]

I am Nakeezaka. (nay-kee-zaw-kuh, Breaks The Belt, named after my 4th gen great grandfather) I'm a Shoshone-Bannock from ID,USA. My language the Shoshone language or, Newa-daigwa, is part of the Uto-Aztecan language family. This language family spans from south American all the way to south Canada including THE Aztec language (nahuat). My grandmother and mother had always said that all Mexican, latino people, were all natives because Spaniards were never brown to begin with. Our people were massively assimilated, men were obviously killed twice as much as the women so its completely plausible that any Mexican, latino person is also indigenous in their own rights.

[@e.narayanblossomingofpearls]

I am Cuatli Metz-Me (Eagle Claw), the name given to me in 1975 by Crow Dog, a Medicine man of the Sioux. My ancestors are the Otomies of Central Mexico. I have also known that there is a relation between the Otomi and the Shoshone; the Uto-Aztecan reference mentioned. Although he didn't speak Nahuatl but spoke the Otomian dialect; most likely, Uto-Aztecan as well. As a child going up I have often seen my Grandfather speaking with his friend who was Cherokee happily talking in the front yard. My Grandfather was an Otomi Indian from Guanajuato - San Luis Potosi, area of Mx, but came to the US at a young age. Unfortunately, because of it began to lose his Native language as he had no one else to communicate with him in his dialect. I always knew of my Indigenous heritage, but as I grew, there were others who kept denying me; have always known of my Star people. I have often felt a [relation]; a connection with the Western Shoshone and the Utes, whom I came to meet up in 1975 then, came to meet the Hopi Spiritual Master Thomas Banyacya, and Russel Means among other spiritual elders from Mexico to Canada, even an Indigenous from the Amazon basin (Peru area). In fact, the elders (Nahuas) of the Aztec tradition from Mexico asked me to carry the [52] Flames of the Nation as the Holder - a keeper of the Flame! I had to decline at the time, knowing changes were to come for me and I didn't know how to "Hold' the Sacred Manda. This brings back some memories for sure.

[@joeyfromcali]

Im Tutatullabel Monache from California. And Mexican We are all Native Americans. If you have pre Columbus bloodlines. You are Native to the Americas. Period

[@aaronmateo3658]

only native owned the land white people do not own the land

[@aaronmateo3658]

I'm from Mexico I am native I am Aztec

[@aluxbalum]

I'm Comanche, Kickapoo and Pure'pecha born in central Mexico. I look like i just walked out of a 1800's black and white picture. Here is the aspect that we tent to forget America begins in Alaska and ends in Patagonia all the inhabitants of this hemisphere are Native Americans, so confusing nationality with ethnicity are two different things.

[@Spookeezze]

I am of colombian decent and I am fiercely proud of my south american indigenous roots. I would not have it any other way. I wish I knew which tribe my family came from. I'm always looking up indigenous tribes to see if I can see a little of me in them. Loved your vid by the way!

[@Spookeezze]

+zeuperm no, unfortunately because of colonial spanish conquest any indigenous culture pretty much died. today there are a few true muisca left. the rest of us are mestizo.

[@duffmckagan7020]

Katy Diaz do colombians have native American blood

[@sarahdanielle6884]

Ahhhw. You remind me of me. Trying to get in touch w your roots. :)

[@colinchampollion4420]

Just search the city town your parents were born in Columbia and search Native-Tibes in the area and more than likely those are your peoples

[@colinchampollion4420]

@@Spookeezze NO! There are tons of living Indigenous Tribes all over Mexico and just look into the mirror and you will figure out by your Indigenous facial features to which tribe you belong too😅🤣

[@Sporkonafork1]

Our ancestors blood is too strong to deny any longer

[@jacksanchez7381]

Mexicans are native people we are meztiizo and full blooded native. Mexico is a native word for the mehica tribe or as the Spanish named them Aztec. Many tribes in Mexico were never one solid group they fought amongst each other it is how the Spanish managed to defeat the mehica and other native empires in the north and southern continent. Divide and conquer and it is still ongoing due to the fact we don't know to which tribe we descent from so we grouped our traditions and became Mexicans. We are a nation born of and ruled by native tradition and our culture which we gained from Spain is also ours.

[@oiitzME1266]

a lot of people are forgetting that Mexican is. just a nationality, you go down to Mexico and youll see all sorts of race types but thhe majority of us are Mestizo..

[@setlife6380]

Incorrect: Because Mexicans are just Mexicans and should stop pretending to be Native Americans! Mexicans are Mestizo and that term comes from a mix of when the Aztec and Inca/Maya, who were cannibals who worshiped gold, were over taken by the Spanish and were raped by their conquerers. Read "Broken Spears."

[@kocholawis1851]

@@setlife6380 20 millions of mexican indigenous peoples divided in 68 tribes disagree

[@kocholawis1851]

@@setlife6380 and incas are from de andean region you ignorant, and no they don't worshiped gold, europeans do.

[@setlife6380]

@@kocholawis1851 You obviously need to read up on some history bc you have no idea whatsoever what you are talking about. Just keep your mouth shut if you are not educated on a topic to not embarrass yourself.

[@kocholawis1851]

EDUCATE YOURSELF en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Mexico#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20CDI%2C%20the,the%20Mixtec%20and%20Zapotec%20peoples%3B

[@lovesmerlot]

We as Mexican's here in the USA have not been told all the truths of our people and throughout the generations many of the stories have been altered. Thank you so much for the information you have provided for us. I went to school with Natives from Wisconsin. I always felt that we looked so much alike. My family comes from Southwest Texas. Big Wells Texas. I would love to learn more about my people.

[@donaldpump3072]

Todos somos Americanos del mismo continente.

[@monabonejakon2797]

Dos continentes. America del Sur y America del Norte. @@donaldpump3072

[@moiusa]

of course Mexicans are Native Americans. Mexico is of America too.

[@JonDoeNeace]

No. By that logic all White people are also Native.

[@JonDoeNeace]

Only Mexicans who have an Indigenous culture are Indigenous people.

[@JonDoeNeace]

The others are Spanish speakers who may have Indigenous blood. No different to white English speakers of some Indigenous blood.

[@gustavoaguirre000]

​@@JonDoeNeaceThey are native to europe

[@stephaniemartinez710]

I believe we are all natives from this side of the continent. We have the same high cheekbones, the same bone structure in our faces, and the small bump on our noses, and most of us have traditional dark hair. The only difference is that the people who changed our first nation's ways are people from two European countries. Spain changed mine, but I'm happy some Aztec Indian and other central indigenous methods still exist.

[@myhomevideos2011]

Wow learning every day. I thought Mexicans were only from Mexico. That’s how the school system brain wash me with history. I didn’t even considered that they were the same people. Until I got a DNA kit from 23andMe to research my ethnicities. Proud to own share blood with my Native American brothers and sisters.

[@goosemcsausagejr4471]

Some Mexicans are racially amerindian, but technically not native American because that term is specific to the people indigenous to U.S. territory. Amerindian is the term designated for people indigenous to the americas. Which applies to both Mexican natives and U.S. natives and so on........ It's confusing , I know lol.......

[@BobDaPumpkin]

A lot of Mexicans are native American

[@Carolbulanger]

America is a continent. To the best of my knowledge, the first place to be called America was in the south (South America).

[@biggsleezy]

In general, all these confusion of terms are a result of years of uncorrected ignorance and egocentrism

[@mexmurda976]

In Canada they consider the indegenous people "native Americans" not native Canadians so the same should go for us Mexicans

[@zmezgar2387]

It does. If you do a dna it'll say you are Native American. As is native to this land but if a "white man does their DNA it shows NOTHING in the Americas! Therefore, WE ARE NATIVES OF THIS LAND! We are the REAL AMERICANS!

[@moiusa]

moral of this story: keep walking... walking is very educational.. you make history when you keep walking. 😊