Indigenous Does Not Equal Latino

Funny, I was just reading an article in yesterday's Los Tiempos newspaper from Cochabamba, Bolivia, on the issue of indigenous immigrants in Skagit County and through the U.S. Today, that story's featured in our own Seattle Times.

Like others from Mexico and Central America, the indigenous have come to the U.S. looking for a better life. Many end up as farmworkers, right here in our own Skagit County.

Thing is, they're being told that they're "Latinos" and "Mexicans," - even those from Guatemala! Members of these indigenous are of an entirely different culture. Many don't even speak Spanish (instead, they speak their indigenous dialect) and don't come from a Latino culture. The U.S. Census groups them as Native Americans and Alaskan Natives.

For the story, click here.