Resources and Information About Indigenous People of Mexico Pre European Invasion + More info about Mexico and Mexican people
Since there is a lot of information that many people do not know about the indigenous people of Mexico and many demonize and make them seem lesser and subhuman, particularly the Mexica, most commonly known as the Aztec people, and only hyper focus on human sacrifice; I wanted to make a post that compiles a list where people can learn many things that I find is typically not known such as the knowledge indigenous people, most notably the Mexica, held.
This is especially important as people keep on spouting the belief that the indigenous people of what is now Mexico were ‘backwards’ who were living in the ‘stone age’ and had little to no knowledge before European invaders arrived. This could not be further from the truth.
It should also be noted that this post will be updated in future dates. And each link to the different information regarding each topic will have its sources listed at the bottom of each separate post:
Small Introduction to Mexico’s Mesoamerican Civilizations
Small Introduction to the European Invasion of Pre-Hispanic Mexico
In Teotihuacán Even Commoners Lived in Palaces
Mexica Laws and Supreme Court
Discovery of Spirulina and Prevention of Flooding
Mexica Kings Had Rules for Plauges Including ‘Don’t Be a Fool’
Malinche was a Sex Slave
Mexica Knowledge on Medicine
The Red Colorant Cochineal
List of Video Resources of Pre-Hispanic Indigenous People of Mexico
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Check out my STEM tag to see all the Mexicans and Mexican Americans who work in and have contributed to the STEM fields!
Other tags of mine to check out to see Mexicans in different jobs and careers:
Artists, architects, firefighters, teachers/educators, athletes, chefs, photographers, musicians/singers
Here you can also see my tags for the natural beauty of Mexico's nature and animals.
And just check out my general tag for everything Mexico!
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READ BOOKS WRITTEN BY AND SUPPORT MEXICAN, INDIGENOUS MEXICAN, MEXICAN AMERICAN AND CHICANO AUTHORS:
Check out the people I follow on my goodreads account. All the people I follow are authors of ethnic Mexican descent, this also includes indigenous authors and those in the LGBT community! Currently there is about 135 authors on the list with more being added!
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*11/13/24: Unfortunately, my original TikTok was suspended without warning, however, I have already made a back up here. I will try to find all the videos I had shared. Follow me on this one!
Also, check out this tag to see the videos I have saved from my tiktok since the site/app is a ticking time bomb!
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If there are Mexicans who wish to connect with the community, learn languages, read books and works created by Mexicans, support and buy from Mexican and indigenous businesses and just overall engage with things from Mexico and the Mexican people; Please message me or send me an ask so I can list more resources or point you to the right direction! Ofc, this counts for non Mexicans too! :)
