Could American Indians actually have been Mexicans that migrated north into what is now the USA?

Question

I am just wondering what the heritage is for the American Indians.

Answer 1

When Native Americans first came to the America's it is theorized that they crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia into North American and then migrated south into what is now USA, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Mexico gets it's name from Mexica (pronounced Me*shee*ka) which was what the Aztec Indians refered to them selves as. Mexica actually migrated into the present day Mexico Valley (Mexico City) from the north. Some believe they may have originated from as far north as Arizona or Colorado.
As for Native American heritage, it varies- There were three major migration waves of people crossing the Berring Strait Land Bridge between 15000-9000 years ago. Genetic studies of Native American populations find similar traits found in Turkic groups in southwestern Siberia.
As far as heritage, many Indian tribes had nations (or land holdings that encompassed both modern USA and Mexico. In the southwestern U.S. and Mexican areas where Colonial Spain held land claims- many of the indigenous people were considered subjects of the Roman Catholic Church, where through choice or force joined Spanish Missions. In the missions many of these indigenous people adopted Spanish customs, including language, religion, and Spanish surnames (often placed on them depending upon who's subjects they were). When Mexico claimed their independence from Spain, these people were then considered Mexicans. At this time, Mexico included much of the southwest United States- Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and California. All this land became U.S. territory after the Mexican American War. The indigenous populations that were once Native Americans, then Spanish subjects, then Mexican citizens, were now citizens of the United States, however with strong cultural ties and influence from Mexico due to language, religion, etc. In reality Indians never truly crossed any border, the border crossed them. Political boundaries that we know them to day are purley European invention. The Native Americans had boundaries of their own, but were long ingnored during colonialism and expansionism.
There are tribes in the southwest that have reservations that sit on both Mexican and American sides of the border and are granted dual citizenship and may go back and forth with out any problem. But to simply answer your question, it's no.

Answer 2

Please tell me your joking? Where to start...Different Indian tribes are and were scattered across what is now our country. There were even some other Indian tribes down in Mexico. When Europeans came over many and most Indians found in our country were killed by the Anglo's (British and Earlier American Settlers) while the Spaniard's (People from Spain) raped and assimilated with the Indians. This is why, folks in Mexico are usually darker and yes some resemble Native Americans, and why the make up of people in the United States and Canada are white.

Native Americans up and down North and South America were here before the countries that exist now were created.

Answer 3

The two main, competing theories are this:
1 asian migration across the bearing straight
2 supercontinent theory

#1 Due to a large number of physiological similarities in 'American Indians" (north american generally) share with asian (chinese etc...) it is thought that All 'indiginous peoples came on the two americas came from there.

#2 the supercontinent (pangea) was made up, originally of ALL First existant land (non-volcanic-created islands). This land was separated (there are several theories on this as well but not inportant for this question) and various groups wer taken along with the land masses to their current locations.
As for thinking Mexicans? the hispanic culture of 'mexicans' is due to the Spanish conquest of that area and intermarrying between europeans and native persons.

So, NO, the 'mexicans' did not migrate up and become American Indians

Answer 4

The general belief among sociological historians is that humans migrated over the now-gone land bridge at the Bering Straits from Russia into Alaska and migrated south from there. So it would be the opposite direction.

Answer 5

No. Because the first Humans arrived on this continent across the land bridge between Russia and Alaska. So ACTUALLY the first "Mexicans" were "Americans" who migrated south.

Answer 6

Well I hope not I Native American and I don't want to be a Mexican not that I dont like Mexicans I just love being Indain

Answer 7

Yes it is very possible. Some of the Indian tribes like the Mayan or the Aztec could have immigrated up.

Answer 8

No because then they would be Mexican Indians and they came from Asia

Answer 9

no they came from asia