USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indigenous and tribal peoples are often known by national terms such as native peoples, aboriginal peoples, first nations, adivasi, janajati, hunter-gatherers, or hill tribes.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are 574 federally recognized Indian Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Native Americans were often grouped into tribes or nations. These groupings were generally based on peoples that shared the same culture, language, religion, customs, and politics.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term ‘Indian’ is a misnomer that was used to describe the native Americans by Christopher Colombus. Colombus set out to discover India but ended up discovering America. He took to calling the native Americans ‘Indians’ due to his mistaken assumption of having reached India.

Detailed explanation-5: -In America north of Mexico, where the Indian population was thinly spread, there were a number of language groups-e.g., the Eskimo-Aleut, Algonquian, Athabascan, and Siouan-each of which covered large territories and included some 20 or more closely related idioms.