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Posted by Mixcuauhtli <Yaotl_Itztecuhtli@mexica.net> on May 10, 2006 at 02:06:14:
In Reply to: Re: indigeneous roots posted by Mixcuauhtli on May 10, 2006 at 01:57:26:
: : Recently i have discovered my indigeneous roots. I am American, speak english. however, I am "indian". Just as most "mexicans" are. I feel that our indigeneous roots are very apparent. Yet, very much denied. Why is it that our mexica heritage be forgotten?
: The reason that indigenous heritage is forgotten by many is because, anymore, we're all programmed to think in a linear fashion rather than cyclical. Our ancestors thought in terms of cycles, death/rebirth, ending/beginning, etc. Anymore, we're taught to think that there's a beginning and an end, and that's it. But our ancestors knew as we must know that history repeats itself.
: We must not let our indigenous heritage, be we Nahua, Maya, or any other tribe, be forgotten! Learn the language, study the Tonalpohualli, read the poetry of great Tlahtoantin like Nezahualcoyotl. I have found through my roots that we must maintain that heritage, lest it be lost forever in this age of consumerism, apathy, and ignorance.
: Mixcuauhtli
By the way, I, too, am American, adopted. My birth parents were from Mexico City, and I am part Nahua descent. It is this part of me that I embrace, because it lets me see the world through eyes that cannot be blinded by untruth.
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