FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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Pre-Columbian societies relied mostly on hunting, while their descendants today mostly farm
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American Indians no longer speak any of thelanguages of their ancestors
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Most American Indians today live in theNortheastern U.S., but before Columbus they livedmostly on the West Coast
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American civilizations of the past were much morenumerous and widespread than they are today
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Detailed explanation-1: -When a tribe has that legal status, then they are known as an American Indian tribe with the power to self-govern as a separate nation. If the tribe is not federally recognized, then they are only known as Native American.
Detailed explanation-2: -What are achievements of Native Americans of North America in the thousands of years before Columbus’ arrival? In the Ohio River Valley, Indians built large earthen burial mounds. Near present-day St. Louis, 10, 000 or more people built giant earthen mounds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, there are approximately 2.9 million Native Americans in the US, which is probably more than there were at the time of the first European settlers. They represent 562 federally-recognized tribes, the best known being the Navajo, the Apache, the Cherokee, the Cheyenne and the Sioux.
Detailed explanation-4: -All Indians lived in organized societies with political structures, moral codes, and religious beliefs. All had adapted to the particular environments in which they lived. The idea of private land ownership was foreign; land was held communally and worked collectively.