she’s basically accusing me of “stolen valor” by saying “youre not indigenous, youre mexican,” despite having 25% “indigenous peoples: mexico” on my ancestry DNA test. can anyone please explain to my mother how this works? i tried to explain it but she wont listen to me.
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Octavio Paz reminds us of the old saying:
En México, hay un ley por los criollos, un ley por los mestizos, y nada ley por los indios.
On the other hand, a recent National Geographic article reminds us that the United States of the Republic of Mexico has 47 indigenous languages currently in use. Hay mucha gente quien no hablan español en méxico.
Did your mom really say “stolen valor”?
Maybe ask Dallas Goldtooth and the 1491s
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Goldtooth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Goldtooth)
Also consider Redbone and Jimi Hendrix, if your mom’s from the SE U.S. . .
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