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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Are you just going by the DNA test? If so, I don’t think it’s appropriate to pride yourself on being “indigenous.”
If you have cultural ties to a people group, that’s different. But so many people say “I’m part (insert people group here), my DNA test says so!” when they have no ties to that identity besides a DNA test.
Use the DNA test as a starting point. Ask your father, if you are able, about his family. Look into your family’s history. But without creating ties to this identity, you are just using it to be “special.”
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