I like this 'theory' much better than the one about our ancestors coming from Mongolia! Angelyn ---- [email protected] wrote: > 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] >