Indigenous Persecution in Mexico | Drum Circle News

Dylan Aubrey sits down with Miguel Angel who holds a master’s degree in Native History, provides a deep dive into the history of the Nahua people and the broader indigenous tribes of Mexico. The conversation delves into the Spanish colonization of Mexico, detailing how a few thousand Spanish conquistadors were able to ally with native tribes to overthrow the Aztec Empire. Miguel and Dylan discuss the lasting effects of colonization, particularly how the Spanish introduced a racial hierarchy that still influences Mexican society today. This system places higher status on lighter skin, leading many Mexican people to deny or hide their indigenous roots, despite having high blood quantification, sometimes even more than many U.S. tribe-enrolled natives. The interview also addresses how this entrenched racism has suppressed the transmission of indigenous knowledge, with elders often too afraid to pass down their wisdom. Miguel shares the painful history of persecution that indigenous people have endured at the hands of both the Spanish and the Mexican population, and how this persecution continues even in recent times.