What it means to be Indian in Hueyapan (1969–1970)

pp. 67-94

in: Judith Friedlander, Being Indian in Hueyapan, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

Abstract

Although embarrassed to admit it, most villagers acknowledged that they were Indians.¹ What this meant, however, was elusive. Calling themselves Indians did little to explain who the villagers were. It identified instead who the villagers were not. To make matters worse, the criteria used to determine the "who" in who the villagers were not, were constantly shifting.