Are the native Indian tribes discriminated in Mexico?

Yes, they are. Some people, for some reason, believe they are better than others. Couple of years back, I was attending a trade show in Mexicali that featured different products from every state of the country. read more

According to the National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, or CDI in Spanish) and the INEGI (official census institute), in 2015, 25,694,928 people in Mexico self-identify as being indigenous of many different ethnic groups, which constitute 21.5% of Mexico's population. read more

Fox appointed an Otomi Indian, Xochiti Gaivez Ruiz, as Mexico's first head of cabinet for the newly-created Indian rights department. These recent steps are commendable, but the government still maintains that racial discrimination does not exist in Mexico. read more