I recommend the book, 1491 New Revelations of The Americas Before Columbus, by Charles C. Mann for anyone interested in the early history of the many, large civilizations in this hemisphere before diseases brought by the Europeans decimated them. It does not address the Choctaw legends but gives their legend about creation of man (Creator breathed life into many primeval pairs of human beings scattered all over the earth) as the foundation of their welcoming attitude toward explorers. -- <[email protected]> wroarlete: There has always been speculation that, originally, our people came from Mexico. If you will look at Aztec and Choctaw art, there are images that are very similar. As an artist, I personally think there could be some truth behind this legend. One of our creation legends says the first people came "from the west". Coming from Mexico, crossing the Miss. River and into the southeast would verify that claim. It's really anybody's guess and it depends on which "expert" you consult. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Winlock" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 9:06 PM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] choctaw origins > I recently read a post on a site, stating:" Did you know that the origin of the Choctaw was in the central american country now known as Belize and that the Aztec kept Choctaws as slaves before they escaped north and eastward." This was the first time I have heard anything even remotely close to the comment. I was wondering if anyone else might have heard or read anything like this? james > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Try Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST pages at http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.html for CHOCTAW Muster Rolls, Orphans lists, censuses, land records, etc. > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the list. Write to me, the listowner, at [email protected]