Eric Witham

Hi Scott, I have been enjoying your shows, especially those on the Knights Templar. I just watched the Mayan episode and listened to the assertion that they may have been native, or indigenous to the four corners area and or Wisconsin. We've been hearing a lot of who was here or there first. In America this may be answerable, or may not be based on some of your other shows. However, for any one group we pick, whether it's the American Indians, the Jews (in Israel or America) or the Vikings, the question has to be asked, who did they displace? Just because some group may be the oldest we know now who ever lived somewhere, it doesn't necessarily mean they were the first. We know that even the Native Americans displaced one another. In fact, we know we all came out of Africa, so what does the term even mean? The earliest men and women were migrants from Africa. From there they ventured north and then East and West. If I remember correctly, the first groups came to North America across the land bridge from Russia. However, they may have come from the eastern seas, from Europe. We may never know the real story. The point is, everyone who came to North America were migrants, not “native” or “indigenous.” Your show is about speaking the truth about history, we should begin by defining terms. The term Native Americans can only indicate one who is born here. Not one person in history was from a group who has always been here. I believe you are uncovering some true history. We may find that the “native Americans” came after some other migrating group and displaced them. In searching for the truth, or fact, surely we should agree that the Earth’s people are all migrants, particularly in North America. This means no one group can claim to be “indigenous,” or native. I'll be watching ...