I’m Tejano, but I took a DNA test and found that most, if not all, of my native ancestry comes from Southern Texas and Northern Mexico. It’s really cool to hear about the history of my ancestors. I wish I knew more and grew up with more information, but it’s nice to know about what I can now

@jacobortegatv1598

3 жыл бұрын

As a tejano I got the same results too, welcome brethren

@ChrisB-cx6td

3 жыл бұрын

Mestizos

@ChrisB-cx6td

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobortegatv1598 😂History lesson just in case Coahuila and Texas at 1 time were 1 state .

@RooftopRecipes

2 жыл бұрын

Same! I wonder if we are related!

@George-li6zl

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

I encourage all Mexican Americans (especially those who are from the Southwest) to explore their DNA. Most people are surprisingly ignorant to the fact that most Mexican peoples are mestizo. Meaning they have Native American Indian heritage in addition to Spanish/Portuguese heritage. We are a mixed Native people. We are Native American just like our Native brothers/sisters throughout the USA/Canada.

@amandawilliams7212

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I’m proudly ~55% indigenous American and ~38% Spanish/Portuguese. I have found so many of my ancestors. We come from amazing, resilient people and incredible history!

@ggarcia5698

Жыл бұрын

@@amandawilliams7212 Awesome! That it close to mine. I am 56% Native American and 25% Spanish %5 Portuguese

@ricardorangel7935

Жыл бұрын

Im 70% Indigenous from south east texas and north eastern mexico My Grandma Told me that our ancestors have been there for thousands of years

@christinamorales6887

9 ай бұрын

Did my DNA 50% Native and 36% Welsh, English and Scottish and the rest Spanish

@user-kd1gt8lc3e

8 ай бұрын

My brother. My name is Tomas DeLaGarza. My Grandfathers name was Tomas Perez. He was from sabinas Mexico. He was medicine man. He told me of our affiliation with this tribe. I would love to learn more of my tribe. Can you please send me more info. ??

I'm from Tamaulipas, people kept thinking I'm Filipina. So I took the ancestry DNA test, I'm 47% Indigenous, northeastern Mexico and South Texas... I want to learn more 💙💙💙

I recently was tested and was found to be 41% coachilla. I have been awakend. My ancestors have been speaking to me more and more strongly. I want to learn more.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

What test did ya use

This is needed. Wish Texas would do more for all of the nations.

I'm pretty sure I'm from this region originally. Any help connecting with my roots? My DNA results says I'm from this region and I'm adopted. I don't know my birth parents and don't know if they're alive. But I have a feeling I have siblings. I want to attach my spirit to a root so I might find them. Thank you and many blessings

@eltejarocho

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can connect to Coahuilteco relatives here: tappilam.org/tribal-consultation/nagpra/

@joecourtis5865

4 жыл бұрын

Did my DNA test and it said that I am part of the Coahuitenecan. Quite surprising to me Lillian😊

@vicenteluna5996

4 жыл бұрын

What DNA company did you use?

@allorose4485

3 жыл бұрын

My father was adopted from this region too! I know my family's last name is Apodaca. Good luck in your search & many blessings to you

@Vdubb916

3 жыл бұрын

Born in America my ancestor Come from Coahuila,Mexico they are Coahuiltecan indigenous peoples, Coahuiltecan were separated by Borders Texas and Coahuila,Mexico I'm on they same journey as you my Brother I'm reaching out to my roots as you are and I wish you the best of luck on your journey 🤙

This is cool. I recently found out on my ancestry DNA that my ancestors came from this area including northeastern Mexico

@Uri18

Жыл бұрын

In northeast Mexico one of the states bordering Texas is called "Coahuila" after the predominant nation that inhabited the area aalong with hundreds of other tribes. Sadly we have no presense of those peoples.

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

Its fascinating ethnographic topic. Coalhuiltecs especially have really high dna concentrations in rio grande area though, along with other random tribes. Its a mixed bag

More that 60 years ago I dove into the San Marcos River. Gin clear and 72 degrees year round. I have hovered above the source of those waters and peered down at San Marcos springs - sands waving and boiling around big boulders - the source itself - the spring. The tails of giant catfish sticking out from beneath the big boulders. I was a boy and did not know the Coahuiltecan creation story. I swam in the San Marcos almost every summer day. On a few very special days I road the glass bottom boat that hovered over the springs. It was a most magical thing for a little boy to see! A wonderful way to be created. I wish I had been there at the beginning.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

I’ve swam there too brother

My brother and mother had a DNA test done and they have ~45% and ~25% coming from this region respectively. All of our family is from nuevo leon up to San Antonio. It's taken a while to find this but I'm hopeful we get to learn more about this part of our background

@Snowboy2015

2 жыл бұрын

Right on, red queen! To hell with Mexico, Spain and the u.s.!

@TriggerHappy923

2 жыл бұрын

Same. My recent ancestors from Nuevo León and my Villarreal family in Texas from there.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

@@TriggerHappy923Same I wonder if our ancestors knew eachother

@SKUDMISSL

2 ай бұрын

I think we’re cousins lol

I’m adopted and am from south Texas. I took a dna test and I’m pretty much 50% native and 50% Spanish. This was so amazing. I had no idea.

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

Not surprising since mexico was home to huge populations that were not completely decimated by disease due to sheer numbers. Similar with west coast of south america, rest of central america.

I have been to the White Shaman several times . Love the area and history

My mom was adopted and just found out via DNA testing that she is 90% Coahuiltecan! We always thought we were Mexican but never native Mexican! I wish I could learn more about the culture but there doesn’t seem to be much information out there so thank you for this video!

@CMarieas

4 жыл бұрын

Hi there! What DNA test did she take? Research the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan and get in contact with them in San Antonio they are fighting to become recognized! I too am Coahuiltecan and took me a long time to find them.

@Sporkonafork1

4 жыл бұрын

My father's family history goes as far back as to South Texas, never anywhere beyond that. I'm dark brown with jet black thick hair and thin eyes and have always wondered if my family was Mexican from beyond the Rio Grande or have always been in Texas. I will have to look more into the Coahuiltecan people.

@fridasophia5356

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! We got lots of Coahuiltecans here in Las Esperanzas Coahuila MX. The name of the city Las Esperanzas (Hope) was given to the town because if you were able to run through the plains to get to the coal mines and manage to not get killed by Coahuiltecans you had lots of hope 😂

@CMarieas

4 жыл бұрын

@@fridasophia5356 Thank you for sharing my great grandmother was born in Coahuila and imigrated to San Antonio, TX. I would like to stay in touch with you. I hope so.eday to visit Coahuila and other parts of MX!

@cwhitcomb7

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Nolan where did she get tested!? Please let me know

did our DNA and this is the tribe that came up for me and my mom! she was born in Laredo, TX. I want to know more about our culture so I can pass it down to my children

@zelzenguzman7866

8 ай бұрын

Hey do you mind if I ask which test you did? I’ve done test but we don’t get specific tribes… we just get reigion.

I'm glad I found this video, I've been recently reading up about the Coahuiltecans, it's nice to see this because my mom is from Monterrey and my dad is from Del Rio Texas, I have a lot of family in these regions where the Coahuiltecans reside, my great great grandparents came from Coahuila to Del Rio back in the day, so that says a lot, on my dads side of the family they have really heavy indegenous features, so I'm proud of my indegenous roots. Tlazohcamati huel miac.

@ChrisB-cx6td

2 жыл бұрын

No such tribe exists

I'm Coahuiltecan My Ancestors come from Coahuila which is North eastern of Mexico near Texas Love to see my Brothers and Sisters teaching the world about our ways beliefs culture and understanding of life much love to all my indigenous People wish you all the best of luck on your Journey 🤙

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

How are modern coalhuiltecs?

Mi papa y mi mamá nacieron en San Luis Potosí y en el adn salió que son de Texas y del Noreste Mexicano tengo sangre Coahulteca me siento orgullosa de mis raíces, mi papa tenía razón nos decía que ellos venían del norte sus antepasados.

Even if it takes 30 years to be federally recognized, the process needs to be started for future reconnecting natives. Respectfully, I don't agree with your reasoning of not applying if it's because you're not going to be around to reap the benefits. I hope you changed your mind in the last two years, and thank you for the work you've done for our people.

@martinarocha5335

2 жыл бұрын

They are federally recognized now

@dogguy8603

Жыл бұрын

@@martinarocha5335 i see nothing about coahuiltecans being a recognized tribe

@dogguy8603

Жыл бұрын

The normal process it will take 30 years but it can be done quicker via an act of congress

@martinarocha5335

Жыл бұрын

@@dogguy8603 capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/77R/billtext/html/HR00787I.htm

Love. Just got my DNA test back, im 30/30 Coahuiltecan and Spaniard. Buncha other 1-3%s other stuff. Chicago Mexican American culturally. But I totally want to learn more.

I knew I was Tejano on both sides with no relatives in Mexico. After DNA tests I found out I am Coahuiltecan with no other Indigenous blood. It was quite exciting'

@danieldelrancho5749

Жыл бұрын

Well If you’re Coahuilecan more likely you have relatives in Mexico

@flawlesscreation5642

2 ай бұрын

I wish I knew what my tribe was my fam from San marcos all I know other than that all I can claim is mexican

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

Yeah, they lived in Texas historically too, along with apache, comanche etc. I just wonder if the language can be revived.

Beautiful

Great video.

My ancestry results say I’m 67% indigenous from Texas & Mexico and 15% Basque. My grandfather was born in Texas but grew up in Mexico. From what I’ve been told my grandparents traveled between texas and Mexico. I’m glad I took the test. I want to find out more about my ancestors.

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

Woah. Thats a lot of coahuiltec ancestry, and also fascinating they were nomadic between borders. Did they maintain any tradition about native heritage?

i did my ancestry dna also and found out my fathers family comes from this region also. im only half but i still have 20 percent indigenous dna. im also a garza. i notice alot of gara are from here also.. nice to see you all here in the comments..if youre here then we are family.

My fathers from this region and with him gone its hard to find my roots/clan/tribe/chapter, whatever you want to call it as well as my roots.

my paternal grandfather comes from north texas (matamoros tamaulipas) and i rlly do feel a connection to this. i hope i can learn more

From the springs in San Marcos? I'm in New Braunfels by a lot of springs

How can I get in touch with elders from the coahuiltecan?

I love this; this is beautiful. How can I learn more about it?

My DNA test says I'm 54 percent northeastern mexican native American. This is the tribe that came up. I'm from San Antonio, I want to know more.

@r.616

2 жыл бұрын

Our people have been in that area as well for a long time. Congratulations on discovering this

@Snowboy2015

2 жыл бұрын

Which test did you do? My mom’s side has always been in the Monterrey/Laredo area too but we haven’t been able to prove it!

How do I full on suppourt this!!!! My SO lakota? Forgive me if I miss spell it... we are moving back to Texas for a little while and we are exploring the U.S.

My great grandfather and grandfather are from Coahuila of Coahuiltecan Native. How can I reach anyone with the same background.

a proud coahuiltecan here👋

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

What is modern coahuiltec identity like

i am haliwa saponi from hollister north carolina, we live in houston tx we are all so state recognized been working towards federal recognition for 30+ years. i would love to fellowship with your clan

And they wanted to do something different . . . That is the way that spirit works. Walk in the way of beauty, my people.

I always thought I was Mexican on my mother’s side but after taking an ancestry dna test I found that I am actually coahuiltecan. I am an adult now and have been adopted since I was ten and now I just want to connect with my roots. I wish there was more information about language and culture online.

All my family ancestry are from coahuila, we are generations of coahuiltecas

We feel lost and want to learn more from our people beliefs from our tribe my brother and I have been teaching ourselves but the Pendleton tribe took my brother in when he was 21. We have powwows but I feel lost because I don’t feel the same. My mother Diane Rocha talked a little about it but when they moved to the north at age 3 from Texas to Oregon they weren’t allowed to speak their language and she was so young that when I was born in the north were we lived we hardly seen any tribe’s until I was adult. 😢 I want to learn from my ancestors

I wonder how the early migration patterns brought the Coahuiltecans into that region of the world. The way she described the underworld and the way the ancestors followed deer and birds to a water source leads me to think that they came from a desert area with little to no resources (such as the chihuahua desert or the Llano estacado region) then followed animal migration patterns to the plentiful resources in the hill country region and edwards aquifer supply. Has there been research into this connection? Seems like there’s validity to the story in regards to migration patterns

@danieldelrancho5749

Жыл бұрын

Migration from where?

14.0% north african sephardic jew 73.3% indigenous to south Texas/northeast Mexico Chihuahua Mexico and Sonora Mexico much love and respect my indigenous family.

I have been working on my ancestry and my grandparents were buried on the San Jose Mission in San Antonio. Would they be of the Coahuilecan tribe?

@arturopalos2739

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Most of the population around San Jose mission are descendants from the Coahiltecan people who lived in the Mission.

I want to help! My family was from this area and I would love to find out more and help get recognized by the federal government. Please let me know!

@alejandrogonzalez1541

4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@Impala7672

3 жыл бұрын

Adrian asi son los chicanos en texas. Son bien fantoches, mentirosos y muy racistas. Quieren inventar una cultura que no existe para vivir del gobierno. Yo soy de Coahuila y vivo en Texas

Just took a dna test as well and have native roots in Texas and Coahuila! Most likely through my paternal grandfather

@goco4697

2 жыл бұрын

@Don Jackson 23 & me and ancestry

I'm 31% indigenous to Southern New Mexico, West Texas, and Chihuahua but my family lived in Coahuila so I'm curious what they were native to

I would like to extend an invitation to attend the Annual Pow Wow at Chisholm Trail Museum in Cleburne Tx. March 31-April 2.

De la garza descendant here 👋

I taught middle and high school for years. I was astonished that, other than white people, no one was interested in their ancestors. I’d want to know my great-grandfather was Apache. I’d be proud to be Coahuiltecan. These folks have survived for thousands of years.

Pawnee

My grandmother is Moreno but my grandfather is Andres Rocha and my DNA test lead me to the northeast plains of Mexico says I had a great grandmother born here in the 1850s to 1920s I’m looking for my spiritual beliefs and I feel like they are call me back to them. If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated ❤️

Retired Army Officer Lady didn't hold it back, did She?

Im adopted (forster kid) and could never connect to my culture and i live and was born in san antonio tx where we (our ancestors) most commonly were and i connect mostly with native songs from tribes and native artists :)

Where is all this located...???

@monabonejakon2797

2 жыл бұрын

San Marcos, between Austin and San Antonio.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

@@monabonejakon2797Wait fr?

@monabonejakon2797

8 ай бұрын

@@lolstrongmen no comprendo mi amigo 🤠 ??? @lolstrongmen

@isabelaraiza4846

5 ай бұрын

@@lolstrongmenyes! i used to work there in san marcos at the springs. very rich history with little exposure & interest

@lolstrongmen

5 ай бұрын

@@monabonejakon2797 My parents never taught me my Spaniard side language brother or sister. Do you know English? If you do tell me what you said in English form.❤️

If I am born in Coahuila, am I a coahuilteca?

Lipan Apache

Ofo

I'm pretty sure I got Coahuiltecan blood. I my grandfather was from Saltillo, Coahuila, great grandfather from Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, great grandmother from San Fernando, Tamaulipas, and grandmother from Matehuala San Luis Potosi and parents from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. All of my family comes from Northern Mexico. Also my dad looks just like Dr. Mario Garza.

i am delagarza mu grampa was fm couiltecan

There’s a lot of literature on our Spanish/euro side and it’s nice also know about the other dna of the Mexican.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

Yea

Kiowa

I've always wondered why there were so few reservations in Texas, considering most of the people who were here then, stayed here.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

Idk🤷‍♂️

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

@@lolstrongmenIts probably connected to the border disputes with mexico along with the comanche. The comanche were nuisances to the us and mexico, so that might have irritated the us with local tribes. Nonetheless, i find it ironic so many politicians meltdown about immigrants from border cities yet their ancestors lived in the area longer than they did lol and were ejected often illegally via destroying land rights.

Im 70% Indigenous from south east texas north east mexico

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

Woah, thats a lot. Was any tradition maintained on native heritage, such as oral tradition?

I took the ancestry dna test, and it liked me to northwestern Mexico and southwest texas specifically northern coahuila and eagle pass were I live. And the thing that I noticed is that coahuila state name form Mexico has the coahuiltecan name on it. And 40 minutes from eagle pass we ha e a small town called carrizo springs also coahuiltecan territory. So am wondering, coahuiltecan people are still alive In Their former territories, they just forgot about their culture.

@alejandrogonzalez1541

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@davidortega357

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Los Angeles are we still have original Gabrielino tongva people are still around I knew a family that were tongva they were full-blooded natives quite a few I'm also native my ancestors from Jalisco mx huichol/ coca

If someone is living in Mexico, but a DNA test shows that they have a large percentage of Native American blood, and the tribe is also in the United States and is federally recognized, can the person get enrolled?

We are not from India, there for we are not Indians. We are Indigenous Americas.

my DNA test shows im Native American mostly Im from Southern Texas Any one have more info on the next PowWow

Ancestry has me down for majority dna at 48%Coahuila, Indigenous American. I never thought Spanish WAS NOT my first language.

Otoe

That’s some good pot,

I'm from San Antonio, TX. I did a DNA test and I have 61%, my mother 70% and my father 50% Indigenous Americas- NE Mexico. I have ancestors stretching from SE Coahuila to Corpus Christi, Texas. I would love to speak to someone to help me figure out what type of Native American Indian I am. I'm thinking Coahuiltecan.

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

Same

I took a DNA test to see where in Europe my ancestors came from and to my surprise my ancestors mainly come from north eastern Mexico and southern what is now Texas. I love learning about this but it makes me sad to know Texas doesn't even recognize our people as a tribe or group of people n e more even though our ancestors are buried outside the Alamo and helped build it.

My DNA test took me here (35%) I don’t know my birth parents but my birth father I believe is very high %. I want to come here and immerse me and my 6 year old son in this culture and find my roots. I am open to making connections with anyone who wants to! Peace

Shii NDE' I would love to meet more natives in Texas hit me up

Christ is King

17% I had to see what my ancestry came from

I took a DNA test and I have a 65 percent indigenous in me. Specifically coming from southeast Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Did my DNA and saw I’m 50% indigenous

Got dna text back a 3rd cuahlitecan

@carliecastillo4445

3 жыл бұрын

What dna test did you use?

@bluebee7yt547

3 жыл бұрын

@@carliecastillo4445 ancestry dot com just showed about a 3rd of my genetic make up comes from a native tribe that lived in the south texas north mexican border area (i still live here today )

@DarthMarr2009

Ай бұрын

@@bluebee7yt547many tejano families have been there for a very long time, and coalhuiltecs were never as much displaced as assimilated. Im pretty surprised theres no coalhuiltec recognized tribe yet, since they could be absolutely massive considering the amount of descendants of a tiny tribe.

No. TOO CHICKEN 😮

My mother always said we were metiso and from Texas, not Mexican (Mexican is a citizenship anyhow) but she didn’t even have much Spanish blood either and born blonde with blue eyes. She did have many native features though. Anyhow I didn’t believe her and then found out from DNA that we are actually from Texas. She lived in Reynosa and was mostly likely born there. But that our tribe was genocide by Spanish and whites. The ones that survived are my ancestors. My mother was actually about half coahuitecan. But what happened? How did her ancestors survive? Did they hook up with the Navajo then moved into Mexico and mixed with white etc.... how do I find my tribe? Are there any of their traditions left? Are we a lost tribe? This definitely explains some Innate things about myself and the weird herbal/magical things my mother did. I also danced most of my life and found happiness in that. But it’s sad that my tribe was lost thus so.

I was born there, yet I'm not coahuilteco but tlaxcalan decent. Tlaxcala colonized that area, I can trace it back through my nahua last name, tlaxcaltecas where nahuatl speaking not coahuilteco

Avete coghiomi italiani con la lettera m iniziale ci sono poi vi dirò perchè

@lolstrongmen

8 ай бұрын

Lots of us are mixed that’s why

What 😂😂

No hombre! You are all Mejicanos 😂

Yeah. Not really understanding how people claim to be “Mexican “ that were never a citizen of Mexico. Mexican is not a race. My real last name is De La Cruz half Spanish/Portuguese. Majority of the rest is indigenous to south Texas. My family has been in Texas and fought against the Mexicans in the Texas fight for independence. See Placido Benavidez. Related to him on my father’s mother’s side. We have been Texans for several generations but ignorant people refer to Latinos in south Texas as Mexican I take offense to that. My family believes we are Lipan Apache. I have uncles that are in their seventies and look totally Native American. I need help finding out. If anyone has suggestions

@johnathanriojas2530

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. I currently live in El Paso, Tx! But I was raised in Lubbock, Texas. I moved around a lot as a kid. I don't like people who call me Mexican. I find it offensive too! 'just say Mexican, it's easier'.

A bunch of Mestizos faking as Native American 😹😹

@jacobortegatv1598

3 жыл бұрын

How so? They are trying find and reclaim their identity. Don't be so bashful for your peoples went through the same.

@taylorbarnhart9882

3 жыл бұрын

many mestizos had their pasts stolen and their ancestors indoctrinated. i can’t understand what the issue is. their ancestors are from america, therefore- they are indigenous

@ChrisB-cx6td

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobortegatv1598 it is fake they are using Aztec dress Coahuiltecan tribe not even Coauhuila they exist 😂

@ChrisB-cx6td

3 жыл бұрын

@@taylorbarnhart9882 Why are they portraying Aztec dress 😂? In the state of Coahuila this fake tribe doesnt exist .

@yousefhusain9327

3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy they have internet in Peru now. Good for you!