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The Indian does not believe we were the first to settle in America. First, there is no concrete evidence of a migration from any other country, although many countries seem to want to claim the Indian as their long lost relatives. Many years ago, anthropologist swore the Indian came from Russia. Later, countries in Asia claimed them. Later still, there is talk the natives came from somewhere in Africa. The evidence does show, however, that the Indian was on this land long before the ice age. Pottery was unearthed from many thousands of years ago. As the Indian believes, they were here when the Creator put them on this land when time began.

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Columbus set sail with the idea of discovering a sea route to the Indies. Thus, when he landed on San Salvador, he named the inhabitants Indios (Indians.) Historians have believed that Columbus first made landfall in the New World on the island of San Salvador, on 12 October 1492. Today, some historians are not sure that the first landing was on San Salvador.

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Native Americans were called Indians due to a misconception. When Columbus landed in 1492, he thought he was in India so he referred to the inhabitants as Indians and the name stuck.

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