RE: Adsactly Education - Mississippi River The Early People
Some claim this past has been purposely hidden or ignored, to some, for obvious reasons. The copper plate "individuals" almost look Mayan or Aztec. Also, if you look on that first map, near the lower left of Lake Michigan, is a location named "Aztalan," which is very similar to the Aztec legend that they came from the "North," from a place they called "Aztlan."
Another interesting similarity is that Lake Michigan is a native name for place with great water. Probably not as many fish today in Lake Michigan, which oddly, sounds like the Mexican State of Michoacan, which means place of the fishermen.
Another tidbit fact that is also largely ignored, is that "Mexicans" are generally 30% or more part Native American, thus the hiding or ignoring of some of these historical facts could be based on fear of the nearly destroyed Native population. Maybe the natives might one day ask for reparations should they become wise to their ancient past and ancestral lands.
Oh. They have asked for reparations, of that there is no doubt. The Sioux tribes particularly.
I don't know that I subscribe to the theory that the Aztec were the root of all things for the North American people. The words you describe also have meanings in other languages. Many places were given names based on one word heard one time from one tribe, and not a consensus at all. The Snake river is so named because the Frenchman that asked the name presumed the answer to be Snake when actually it was 'big fish'.
Thanks for a thoughtful and interesting comment.