Not Hispanic: we are mostly indigenous Natives

I am a Native American man, I speak Spanish and English is my second language. My ancestry is diverse but mostly Indigenous, as my culture and history. I'm proud to be Indigenous.

The term Hispanic is a discriminatory word that denies and tries to hide and erase our true racial and cultural heritages. The languages that were imposed to my grandparents don't define my ancestry, culture or race.

We belong to this continent, Abya Yala, the Turtle Island.

Carlos in DC blog: http://carlosqc.blogspot.com/

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[irishia101]

His accent.

[CarlosDCblog]

@irishia101 Is all mine baby.

[synclair0718]

@CarlosDCblog Thank you! :) I'm tired of people flaunting around arrogantly talking about "Viva La Raza" or "Latino Pride" mess. Yes, people should know what they really are.

[CarlosDCblog]

@synclair0718 Thank you too.

[WSubXeroW]

I agree with almost everything you said except the part about the Africans been native to the Americas. Don't get me wrong they were done wrong in history but they were just victims. They are native to Africa not here....

[MAJEZTICSM]

I'm a Spaniard not a Indian. Gracias! Ovalle

[The88punisher]

people are proud to be indigenous, people are proud to be black and what's wrong with being white and proud....

[ALFREDOPOKEMON]

latino isn't a race, there are indigenous people in latinamerica, black people, white people, asian people and mixed people(mestizo)

[ohsnapitsnd]

Africa doesn't always mean black. Africa is a continent. Not all Africans are black.

[Vote4Nava]

I am Native-American...Aztec (Mexica)!

[777Ignacio]

Good video Carlos!

[dukeoftheoaks]

@Adobe150 nothing wrong with having a racial and cultueral idenity i am foe exsample very proud of my italian,swedish and jewish roots and second im american having pride in your people is a very great thing to do for your self

[1coolguysuper]

@TheYaom I agree.

[TheYaom]

he looks native american..... Hispanic/latino is just a stupid term coined in the US to classify mexicans...... in a way is offensive, Spain colonized and brutalized Mexico, puerto rico's tainos and so on.... Spain enslaved them, killed them and destroyed vast parts of their culture.

Years later in the US they try to tell these colonized brutalized people they are hispanics???? think about it, you're calling them by the name of the people who pretty much screwed them up!!!

[ajahamza]

i love this guy. my mom is Afro cuban and malian (Tuareg), not till now i alway say that am African of Malian and nubian heritage. Thanks for this very nice video