Amerindians Are Been Missrepresented - Census of 2010

We the Indigenous peoples of the "Western Hemisphere" have been misrepresented all this time.

The United States CIA Fact Book stated in their website the brake down of Ethnicity of the United Mexican States [Mexico] as the following: mestizo (Amerindian-European) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% .
♦ Link https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.htm

It's ironic that the U.S Census in the other hand reports the next results for the United States population.

white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)
•note: a separate listing for "Hispanic" is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, Amerindian.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic .
♦ Link https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html


This is Obviously wrong!

The term "Hispanic" contradicts with the fact that 90% of the migrant population coming from countries like Mexico and entering the United States without a doubt are of American Indian ancestry.

This video is an attempt to bring awareness to the denial of the right to self identify to Indigenous peoples of the "Western Hemisphere"


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Updated 11/01/09

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♦Indigenous immigrants to be counted in 2010 Census♦
By JULIANA BARBASSA and MANUEL VALDES
Associated Press Writers
Posted on Mon, Jan. 04, 2010 02:53 PM

Read Article here.
[Link] http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1663541.html

For most people, describing themselves on the U.S. Census form will be as easy as checking a box: White. Black. American Indian.

But it's not so simple for indigenous immigrants - the Native Americans of Mexico and Central America. They often need more than one box because their ancestry can cover multiple Census categories, and they must also overcome a significant language barrier and a mistrust of government.

The Census Bureau wants to change that in the 2010 count as it tallies immigrant indigenous groups for the first time ever, hoping to get a more complete snapshot of a growing segment of the immigrant population.

In the 2010 Census, the bureau will tabulate handwritten entries specifying that the respondent belongs to a Central American indigenous group such Maya, Nahua, Mixtec, or Purepecha. The list of different populations that end up being counted will be made public when results are released in 2011, said Michele Lowe, spokeswoman for the Census Bureau.

"We're always striving to present an accurate portrait of the American people, and this is part of that effort," said Lowe.

An accurate count is important to the indigenous groups themselves, and to the federal government, which allocates resources to state and local government according to the results.

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[PresBarack]

What I don't get is why they just don't have a "Mestizo" option. I mean I'm mixed, Spanish and Amerindian. So why do I have to say I'm a white hispanic? Isn't that just half representation? I'm not affiliated with a Mexican tribe, which I'm sure most Mesitzos are not either, and the census states you have to be. So am I like half nothing????? I'm so confused about it. I can't watch this video right now(someone is trying to sleep nearby, but I'll check this out later, the disc made me think.

[srikrishnajay]

They don't add "mestizo" because that just mean mix in Castilian (spanish)

♦ "Mestizo" is NOT an Identity.

There is no country, language that is call "mestizo"

if there was to be a "mestizo" identity in the Census many people in the U.S would fall into that category. Look at Barak Obama; he's Black and White (mestizo) but most people see him as African American and not Caucasian "white".

[srikrishnajay]

Yes you can mark in the census of 2010 that you are American Indian/Native American even if you're not affiliated to a "tribal" nation.

Take for example the Jonas brothers they are White and American Indian and they are not "affiliated" with the Tsalagi Nation "Cherokees" .

Most peoples don't see them as "mestizos" but insted they see them as "white" Caucasians.

You see my point?

[srikrishnajay]

To make it easy for you to understand, take this in consideration!

♦What is Identity?

• Racial Identity: this concept operates at two levels: (1) self identity or conceptualization based upon perceptions of ones race and (2) societys perception and definition of a persons race.

[dv5247]

i dont agree native is about a language and culture in indian mexico mestizo and whites dont call themselves indians they say they are white or mixed thier languges and alot of things are simply european there is mixed natives in mexico but the have never abondonde d thier culture also full bloods that have and decided to be nationalcized become mexican mestizo

[iiwolves]

@98bigbutt That's becuase you wish you were white.

[MonsieurMercredi]

Although I'm African-American, I can't be more happy for this new awakened of the native people of this land. A false divide has been placed between First Nation people in the US-Canada English speaking regions from the Spanish speaking regions for far too long. Once your group successfully re-educates the Spanish speaking natives, the White numbers will drop dramatically in the US census, and the First Nation/American Indian/Native American numbers will go up.

[BowendaBeast]

You guys are all right one thing the census seems to not realize is that hispanics are mixed people. I'm dominican and most dominicans consider themselves "other race" because of the mixed European/african heritage there same with mexico only difference is european/ameridian heritage. I think there should be a category for mestizo and mulatto because the term "white hispanic" is ridiculously false. It's just the world "indian" or "black" is looked down upon compared to white.

[JDELACRUZBRAVO]

This is such a beautiful video! I've been searching all my life for my identity, to figure out why I was so different, but being of Mexican ancestry, I come to figure out that there really is not a big difference from one indio to the next. We're all rightfully part of this continent and the different labels we're given, "American Indian", "Hispanic", "Mexican", they're just labels created to keep us separated and not find our common indian ancestor within each other. I absolutely love this!

[PacificCircle1]

They still work to divide us up.

[nounever]

@PeruanistaBlog good man. I hate the majority of retards mostly idiots form the USA who think Latino and Hispanic is a race that is native to Mexico. Hispanic means to have some affiliation with Hispania in Spain a term wrongly used and hijacked by ignorant American elitists in the early 20th century.

[zone50ify]

@EastAsiandictator This is not true, meztizos are about between 50 and 60 % european blood or maybe even more. I'd seen darker mexican than me & they have 60% euroean blood the rest is mayan.

[PhoenyxBoy]

before I didn't know any of this but one year ago I got really interested in the subject and decided to fill in the box mark ( the what race are you) as Amerindian and such to every school, work etc application I applied to =D

I'm glad I did it because that's how I feel and identify myself as a Native American :)

[Evergr3entree]

This is so beautiful. I'm filled with emotion! Just the word "HOPE" for OUR PEOPLE, UNITED TOGETHER, FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN, FROM POLE TO POLE! We are one, and I LOVE MY PEOPLE! =)

[Evergr3entree]

This is so beautiful. I filled with emotion! Just the word "HOPE" for OUR PEOPLE, UNITED TOGETHER, FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN, FROM POLE TO POLE! We are one, and I love my people! =)