[Aztlan] Indian ?

[D. M. Urquidi]

David:
   
  According to Leon Portilla's Canciones the indigenous people of Mexico or CA considered themselves foreigners a long, time before we became  "Americans"
  
Dea

When Indigenous people of "Mexico" or "Central America" cross the political 
border of the U.S.A, they are not considered "American" nor "North 
American", in fact they are considered Immigrants to the land of their 
relatives, they are considered Aliens in their homeland of Anahuac.

Mayans are as much "Asian/Indian" as the French are "Meshica/Aztec".

Regards,

Pancho Becraft






>From: "Justin Kerr" 
>To: "'Michael Finley'" 
>CC: Aztlan at lists.famsi.org
>Subject: RE: [Aztlan] Indian ?
>Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:44:16 -0400
>
>To all,
>I scan the paragraph in question, it follows below:
>
>
>Throughout this book, as the reader already will have noticed, I use the
>term "Indian" to refer to the first inhabitants of the Americas. No 
>question
>about it, Indian is a confusing and historically inappropriate name.
>Probably the most accurate descriptor for the original inhabitants of the
>Americas is Americans. Actually using it, though, would be risking worse
>confusion. In this book I try to refer to people by the names they call
>themselves. The overwhelming majority of the indigenous peoples whom I have
>met in both North and South America describe themselves as Indians. (For
>more about nomenclature, see Appendix A, "Loaded Words.")
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>On Behalf Of Michael Finley
>Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:29 PM
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>Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Indian ?
>
>Justin Kerr wrote:
>
> >In the preface, page XI, 4th paragraph, Charles Mann explains his use of
>the
> >word "Indian".
> >
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>I've followed this thread with interest, but haven't had a chance to see
>the book yet. I wonder if Justin or someone could brief me on Mann's
>explanation. Is it just convenience since "Indian" is the term used
>in his sources?
>
>Michael Finley
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