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The words "Native American" came from two sources.

First "Native" meaning those Native to the continent.

Second, The Americas is a term used to describe the continents that originated from its use by Martin Waldseemüller a German cartographer who named it such in honor of Amerigo Vespucci an Italian Explorer.

Those who lived there were called, generally, Native Americans (a much better term than "Indian" to those natives).

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