(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

Tell her that there were people in Mexico before it was called Mexico. There were plenty of people here before Spain showed up. Those Spanish raped and subjugated native/indigenous people and a percentage of that DNA lives on in you.