What Native civ is most balanced?

I'm just getting into MP, had my first two matches today as Iro and Aztecs and got thrashed both times. I want to step back and rethink my faction choice though since I don't know the meta very well, I've been playing against bots since 2005 but I'm garbage against humans.

My first game I got punished for not building walls and British hussars wiped out 10 villagers on a hunt which my tomahawks couldn't respond to before hussars galloped on their merry way which makes me nervous about picking the Sioux since while they're faster they don't have walls. The Iro have mediocre cavalry according to one guide I found and musketriders don't come out age 2 so I was just helplessly too slow to respond and spent the rest of the game with no economy. My second game I played as the Aztecs and had more success locking off half the map with a forward wall and trading well with slingers against Jannisarries but at least as I've played them in the past i've found them hard to use and low power. I have almost no experience with the Inca so I'm kinda hesitant to choose them even more so than any of the others but if they're worth learning I'll give them a chance.