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4 The Role of Migrations in Creating Identities among Mesoamerica Peoples from Pre‐Hispanic to Modern Times
Author(s) -
Xiuhtecutli Nezahualcoyotl
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archeological papers of the american anthropological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.783
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1551-8248
pISSN - 1551-823X
DOI - 10.1111/apaa.12045
Subject(s) - indigenous , mesoamerica , conquest , expansive , hostility , narrative , consolidation (business) , ethnology , history , theme (computing) , state (computer science) , genealogy , gender studies , geography , anthropology , sociology , ancient history , art , literature , psychology , ecology , clinical psychology , compressive strength , materials science , accounting , algorithm , biology , computer science , business , composite material , operating system
Migration stories abound in pre‐Hispanic Mesoamerican history. After the Conquest, indigenous groups continued to migrate as part of Spanish imperial expansive and within the cultural bounds of their own migratory tradition. In spite of state consolidation, people of Mesoamerica have continued moving between borders regardless of how they identify themselves. As these migrant groups have encountered hostility in the U.S. and Mexico, in recent history they have become activists, challenging traditional definitions of what an indigenous community is. A theme in their activism is a migration narrative that echoes those used by their ancestors from pre‐Hispanic to present times.