How to find your Indigenous Mexican Ancestry! (Quick two minute tutorial)

There's been a lot of emails coming through asking me for help regarding their indigenous ancestry. Indigenous Mexican ancestry is a bit difficult to trace back due to the colonial mentality of mestizaje (or racial mixing).

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[ruebzrandomreactionz]

Mother is from Michoacán and I found we are Purèpecha, un conquered by the Aztecs. They didn’t want the smoke 😂.

[Honeycomblife]

Its really hard when back in the day some people would not evenr egister their newborns its really is tricky then hard to trace your past when our history has been tampered with not only in mexico but the US as well

[retaliationeffort]

We found out that my husband is the 3rd great grandson of Juan Vargas who was an Aztec Indian, follower of Hidalgo, resisted recruitment from Santa Ana, and lived to be 115 years old. He moved to San Antonio and opened a church thats still open today which is now called Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

[fakereality]

0:07 Finally someone had the guts to say the quiet part out loud.

[FreeOfAllFear]

Aguascalientes one of the chichimec tribes but that’s a generalization of the unconquerable indigenous that never gave up, I’m proud to have come form that cloth hopefully more and more will be learned w technology my state is still so dark there’s a story there I know it

[maylevega]

Sometimes the DNA test does point the specific native group depending on on the region ❤ mine said cuitlateco

[JoseMedina-hsup]

Brown Mexicans are not only descendants from the 68 tribes in Mexico but also from native tribes of the West part of the United States. From Liberal Ks to west Nebraska
from San Diego to Oregon

[CHVYZI]

It’s pretty crazy you wrote those last names down my family is Najera and gallegos too

[cm.e.]

I just lost it and cried. When i thought of my family being killed off due to their indigenous culture.

[aliciamarie]

I’m confused because I keep finding Mexican cousins on 23& me, but it doesn’t show up in my dna

[albertocampos]

It’s tough I currently tried the family tree and I think my indigenous ancestors are the ones who don’t have much links but my great great grandfather and my great grandfather married women who’s records could be traced to all the way in the 1490’s.

The DNA has my half brother as 68% and my uncle as 60% Native American I looked on the records and my native ancestors don’t have much to go on. I know it’s true based on the story of my great grandpa being an orphan and mail carrier in the Mexican revolution. I found records of his parents (my great great grandparents) marrying young then 10 years earlier and they both died young before their 30’s.

[jesusisking]

But can u find what tribe u came from? My family always say we come from kikapoo but I really don't know 😕

[lizettcorrea]

Do u have anything that isn't associated with the church of latter day saints. Me being indigenous, I don't trust the church at all. Please and thanks

[Ry-nxfh]

My family came from fresnilo. From what i can find online is the spanish sent several tribes there and thats as far back as i can go.

[ec]

You said _"most"_ records will not disclose tribal affiliations. Do you know of any types of records that _have_ disclosed it?

[jenniferlyons]

The only document I have is my great grandfather's baptism record from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico! 😊 I was told they're Apache and Yaqui on the other side. But I have no way of learning the truth.

[gustavosanchez]

How much would you charge for this service to build my family tree? I already have my 23&me results

[pokeyjourneys]

But what if you can't get their names? No one your family knows or don't want to tell you

[iamdamnalex]

My last name is Valdovinos and I was raised in an area now known as a stop- Sorcua Mexico Guerrero in my infant years but now living in Los Angeles, where I was born.

[nintendodslite]

hi why does my family not extend past 1900? i can’t find any more family after the last person born in 1901 :(