(for my mom): can someone explain to her how mexicans are part native american?

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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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Just point out that there were indigenous peoples in Mexico too before the Spanish came. Indigenous means original inhabitants, not just original inhabitants of the continental US.

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