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When British explorers arrived to North America accross the Atlantic they thought they had arrived in 'India' and called the locals Indians.
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What do you call these first Americans today?
we call them Indians but they prefer native Americans
What did the Indians call Niagara Falls?
The Native Americans (Indians) called Niagara Falls the Thunder Of Water.
Who helped the pilgrams in America?
THE INDIANS (NATIVE AMERICANS)
Which name to they prefer - Native Americans or Indians?
Native Americans 1). Not to screw up the naming from the Indians from India or "Dots" I like to call them while Native Americans are the "feathers" (Two nicknames I came up with on my own!). 2). They are Native to America and are the first known population to live in the land we now call today the USA.
What did the White people call the Indians?
Native Americans in S. America and N. America including Central America, in India we just call them Indians. We call Native Americans indians because columbus made the critical mistake of thinking he landed on the sub-continent of India for a new spice trade with the Indians and called them natives "Indians" due to this mistake.
Who gave the Native American the name Indians?
Columbus called the Native Americans Indians, because he thought he was in India when he arrived in America. The name stuck, and we still call them Indians today.
Why do you call Indians Native Americans?
Because when Columbus got here, he had the silly notion that he arrived in India, so he called them Indians. We call them the more politically correct, Native Americans, because technically, they are not from India, henceforth no Indians. They were also 'native' to this country which we call America, so they are Native Americans.
By what name are most the northern native Americans known?
Collectively as Indians, American Indians, Native Americans or by their tribe's name.
Do you say American Indians or native American?
well, you can say either one. i prefer saying native americans,but i also say american indians. The reason why most americans today call them just plain indians is because christipher columbus thought he had sailed to india.
Are American Indians and native Americans the same thing?
No, Native Americans are from tribes like the Cherokees and other tribes. They originated in America. Indians are from the country India, and are a whole other group of people from the Native Americans. The reason why Native Americans are sometimes referred to as Indians is because, when Christopher Columbus was sailing to India, he accidentally ended up in North America where he called all the Native Americans, Indians.
Who did the Americans fight Tippie Canoe?
The Americans for the native Indians.
Why did colombus call the natives he met Indians?
Columbus called Native Americans Indians. The story is that Columbus thought he had reached India, and Indians would be the native inhabitants. By the time Columbus realized that he was not in India, the name had already stuck.
