"Utaztlan"?! (Letters to the Editor).Regarding "'Utaztlan'?!" in the December 16th issue of THE NEW AMERICAN, prior to publication of the Nov. 17th Salt Lake City Tribune article about "Aztlan in Utah," I had been writing to Roberto Rodriguez about his theory and the fact that he and other "reconquista" theorists are using maps created by Spanish/Europeans (to define their explorations after invading this continent). Those maps have absolutely nothing to do with the Aztec tribe of Mexico, and the Spaniards were certainly not Aztec. Mr. Rodriguez was somewhat perturbed per·turb tr.v. per·turbed, per·turb·ing, per·turbs 1. To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious. 2. To throw into great confusion. 3. that I, as an indigenous Native American, do not buy into his theory, nor do I appreciate these Aztlan myth pushers rewriting re·write v. re·wrote , re·writ·ten , re·writ·ing, re·writes v.tr. 1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise. 2. the history of this nation, and in the process erasing the history of our U.S. tribes (which the Aztec are not and never have been). The southwestern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. was never the homeland of the Aztecs, and the Aztecs are not indigenous to any lands north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Most Mexicans today are a mix of Maya (from southern Mexico and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. ) and Spanish/European; it is highly doubtful that more than a handful of living Mexicans have more than a drop of "Aztec" blood. Mr. Rodriguez denied, in an e-mail to me, that his agenda has anything to do with Aztlan. I received that e-mail on the same day that the Salt Lake Tribune article was brought to my attention, whereupon where·up·on conj. 1. On which. 2. In close consequence of which: The instructor entered the room, whereupon we got to our feet. I e-mailed him immediately and asked him point blank about the article quoting him on the subject of Aztlan. Mr. Rodriguez's reply to me was that he was "misquoted" by the media, and he reiterated his previous assertion that he does not believe in or promote the Aztlan myth. SEQUOIA sequoia (sĭkwoi`ə), name for the redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and for the big tree, or giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), both huge, coniferous evergreen trees of the bald cypress family, and for extinct related species. PATTERSON Modoc tribe |
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