Title: What do Native Americans think of the Mexica Movement? - Quora
Headings: What do Native Americans think of the Mexica Movement?
What do Native Americans think of the Mexica Movement?
Sam Morningstar
John Johnson
Al Carroll
Daniel Valencia
Robert Canales
Venki Ramakrishnan

Content: So, they are attracted to the Chicano movement and the focus on the indigenous identity. This helps to solidify their notion that they have "inherent rights" to occupy this land...as a way to push back on the notion that families came here "illegally" or faced racism against Gringos that "stole the land" anyway. These are socio-political constructions, forged within the North American milieu, ironically. However, it appears that these folks have graduated from the Chicano, indigenous pride focus, and developed a truly racist world view and stated goals. *I'd bet that if you looked at all active members there would be few with actual Indian cultural backgrounds or tribal affiliation. The mestizo heritage in Mexico tends to be more grounded in reality, where people recognize that the Spanish and Indian influences are both important to forming their country and their identities. Likewise, they see that this mixed genetic inheritance represents the history of the colonial era, brought forward to the present time. The mestizaje arose in the 1500s and this helped to forge a new, hybrid society. The modern Mexican mestizo cannot usually identify a singular or primary tribal affiliation because the mixing was in a very particular context. The Indios in Mexico that maintained their cultures are distinct communities.