The Aztecs and Maya inhabited Central America, in modern-day Mexico. The only division between natives are the borders that have been erected. People who are native to America stretch from Alaska and Canada all the way down to the southernmost tip of Chile and Argentina. They are all Native Americans. The Maya and Aztecs were and are Native Americans. They lived on the North American continent for thousands of years. <i>Native American</i> refers to to being native to North and South America.