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

Question

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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Answer 1

I think this will help:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippian_culture

There were actually “Aztec like” Indians in the United States, but they did not flourish like the Aztec / Mayan / Olmec did.