(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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In the spirit of r/explainlikeimfive

[Spaniards banged the Mayans, turned ‘em into Mexicans](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/5a630e52-421a-434f-9d62-3a74e0b915fe)

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