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We passed a village where people, mostly in indio dress, came to town to sell their produce, to do their buying, and to just enjoy themselves.

Zapotitlan (Land Of The Vultures) 2006

We passed a village where people, mostly in indio dress, came to town to sell their produce, to do their buying, and to just enjoy themselves.

Zapotitlan (Land Of The Vultures) 2006

In his examination of Indian culture he makes the observation that: ... in private, in Mexican Spanish, indio is a seller of Chiclets, a sidewalk squatter.

Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father by Richard Rodriguez 2001

In his examination of Indian culture he makes the observation that: ... in private, in Mexican Spanish, indio is a seller of Chiclets, a sidewalk squatter.

Days of Obligation: An Argument with my Mexican Father by Richard Rodriguez 2001

The point being that "indio" (not a term normally used in polite conversation except by the most reactionary of nacos) and stereotyped indigenous BEHAVIOR is what people object to.

Page 3 2009

There is no better example of the generic use of "indio" than the baptism of the famous son of Oaxaca: Benito Juárez:

Tracing Your Indigenous Roots in Mexico 2008

Because of the "lost identity" of so many indigenous people, most parish priests employed the generic terms "indio" or "india" to describe the persons being baptized or getting married in their parish books.

Tracing Your Indigenous Roots in Mexico 2008

There is no better example of the generic use of "indio" than the baptism of the famous son of Oaxaca: Benito Juárez:

Tracing Your Indigenous Roots in Mexico 2008

Because of the "lost identity" of so many indigenous people, most parish priests employed the generic terms "indio" or "india" to describe the persons being baptized or getting married in their parish books.

Tracing Your Indigenous Roots in Mexico 2008

Nobody is really sure what the word "indio" meant.

Racial discrimination 2007