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More Hispanics in U.S. Calling Themselves Indian – NYTimes.com

July 5, 2011

“Hispanic is not a race, ” said Mr. Quiroz, whose ancestors were the Quechua people, of the Central Andes. “Hispanic is not a culture. Hispanic is an invention by some people who wanted to erase the identity of indigenous communities in America.”

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    August 1, 2011 12:34 pm

    The one thing I can say is:
    Word,
    Verbo
    T’aan

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