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Origin of the Indians
| Title | Origin of the Indians |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1902 |
| Secondary Authors | Lyman, Francis M. |
| Magazine | The Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue Number | 14 |
| Pagination | 213–214 |
| Date Published | 3 April 1902 |
| Keywords | Ancient America – Mesoamerica; Ancient America – North America; Ancient America – South America; Ancient Egypt; Linguistics; Native Americans; Transoceanic Contact; Transoceanic Voyage |
| Abstract | The Tinneh Indians of Alaska “indisputably are of Asiatic origin,” a conclusion reached through language comparisons. The writer maintains that “Mexico, Central and South America contain antiquities which are highly suggestive of Egyptian origin.” These could have crossed via the ancient continent of Atlantis. |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Origin of the Indians." The Latter Day Saints' Millennial Star 64, no. 14 (1902): 213-214.
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