Editing El Norte (film) (section)

===Indigenous view and bigotry===
''El Norte'' portrays an [[Amerindian]] point-of-view and this is exemplified by the religion they follow. An example is when Rosa Xuncax sings the eulogy at the funeral of her father and its Native American-Maya religious theme. A traditional Maya belief is that life has a cyclical nature.<ref>West. Dennis. ''Cineaste'' v21, n4 (Fall, 1995):26 (3 pages). "Filming the Chicano Family Saga: Interview with Director Gregory Nava". Nava discusses his use of indigenous spirituality in his films, fall 1995.</ref> Rosa sings in her Maya language:

{{blockquote|We came only to sleep, to dream. All things are lent to us. We are only on Earth in passing.}}

Throughout ''El Norte'' young Rosa and Enrique and their family are subjected to many epithets, hatred, and bigotry due to their indigenous heritage. When the father Arturo inadvertently kills a soldier, for example, a [[ladino people|ladino]] screams:

{{blockquote|That bastard Indian killed Puma!}}

And, when Rosa and Enrique reach their destination in Mexico, a passenger screams at the timid Maya youngsters:

{{blockquote|We have arrived to Tijuana, you damn Indians.}}