MEXICA CULTURAL IDENTITY VS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
MEXICA CULTURAL IDENTITY VS. CULTURAL APPROPRIATION _____________________________________________ MEXICA CULTURAL IDENTITY The Mexica were one of the last and greatest civilizations of Anahuac. Their power and cultural influence was extended and understood throughout what is falsely known as North America and especially in what today is known as Mexico. Ancient Mexico has been the lifeline, and the heart of our existence from which we the people here descend from. Historically, we have always been connected as a people, not just genetically but through a collective Nican Tlaca ( Indigenous ) culture. Along with our common experiences we have also experienced a common enemy known as Colonialism. Our Mexica cultural identity undoubtedly is the inescapable historical foundation for understanding our pre 1521 Mesoamerican history and Anahuaca people based on the Olmec and Teotihuacan cultural influence and Mexica hegemony. In their book MEXICO’S INDIGENOUS PAST by Alfredo Lopez