Question

Are Mayans considered American-Indian? If not, what designation?

Comments

As where the Maya lived in the past, and still live today, is part of the Americas, I would say Native American, rather than "Indian".

More specifically, perhaps, the pre-modern Maya people would be Mesoamerican.

Answer 1

https://www.ancient.eu/Maya_Civilization/

Answer 2

Although the Americas cover land almost from pole to pole, the term “Native Americans” generally is applied only to indigenous people from what are now the United States.  Different terms are used in Alaska and Canada.  Why not just call the Maya by their name?  If they have to have a category, it should probably be “Mesoamerican Indigenous.”

Answer 3

Hello Kristine.

In WikiTree, "Maya" is a subcategory of "Indigenous Peoples of Mexico".

Comments

Not only Mexico but also most of Central America, Meaning Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, British Honduras (Yucatan Peninsula), etc.