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When Columbus sailed West instead of down South in order to find a quicker route to Asia, he accidentally found new land (the New World). However, Columbus was unaware of this discovery, and believed that they were somewhere in India. Due to that belief, Columbus called the people he encountered "Indians" thinking they were in India.
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Why do native Americans object to the name Indian?
the word "Indian" refers to people who are not native Americans
Is the name onebow an Indian name?
it is a North American Indian name
What was another name for the Huron Indians?
name three famous native Americans Indians who lived in Ohio
What is another name for Indians?
Another name for Indians is Natives, or Native Americans if they come from America. However, the best name for Indians is" Indigenous" people meaning they are the natural inhabitants of the land.
What Indian tribe did Arkansas get its name from?
Quapaw indians.
What are nitive Americans?
Native Americans is the name for the indigenous tribes in the Unites States. You could also call them American Indians or Indian. They are the original inhabitants of North America. The name "Indians" was a mistake made by Christopher Columbus, for he thought he had reached the Indies when he had actually reached the Americas.
Why do many of the American Indians prefer not to be called by the name Indian?
It is rude and insulting to Native Americans when people use this term.
What is the Indians name in the Indian in the cupboard?
The Indians name is Little Bear
What services are offered to Indians by the Bharat website?
There seems to be a lot of Indian (Asia Indians, not Native Americans) websites that have the word Bharat in the name. It usually refers to a matrimony site for Indians, or as a place that Indians can watch movies.
By what name are most the northern native Americans known?
Collectively as Indians, American Indians, Native Americans or by their tribe's name.
Is Indians a common noun?
No, the noun Indians, the plural form of Indian, is a proper noun, the name of people of or from India. Even the mis-identified Native Americans referred to as Indians, is a proper noun, a word for a specific nationality of people.
Is native American Indians the same as middle American Indians?
"Native Americans" is the name given to those who lived in the Western Hemisphere on the North and South American continents, before its discovery by the Europeans."Middle American Indian" is a more specific type of Native American whose tribes roam mainly in the middle region between North and South America.
Why do native Americans object to the name Indian?
the word "Indian" refers to people who are not native Americans
Is the name onebow an Indian name?
it is a North American Indian name
What was the center of Indian American culture?
North America had several million Native Americans and many cultures. You need to name a tribe for an answer.
What was another name for the Huron Indians?
name three famous native Americans Indians who lived in Ohio
Are there Indians in Mongolia today?
What do you mean by "Indians"? As in the inhabitants of the country called Mongolia? No. The correct name for them is Mongolians. They are not even remotely related to the Indian race, they are actually related to the Chinese race. If you mean Indian nationals from India migrating to and living in Mongolia, yes, it is possible. If you mean "Indians" by the natives of North America (US / Canada) then you are using the incorrect term. The correct term is native Americans. They are only called "Indians" because when the US was discovered, the explorers were heading for India and thought they were actually in India at first. Again, yes it is possible that Native Americans have migrated to Mongolia.
