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What are the native people of america called?
Native peoples can be called indigenous.
Why Native American do not want to be called Indians?
because Indians are people from India and it is completely different from native american
Where there other people besides native Americans when europeans came to America?
If you accept that all "native Americans" are the people called Indians at that time, there were also Inuits and Aleuts, who are racially distinct from native Americans. These people are commonly called Eskimos.
What are American Indians-?
American Indians or Native Americans were the first people to live in North America.
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.
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.
What group of people does the word Indians refer to in south America?
The native people
Were sandia people Indians?
The Sandia People are Native American Indians who trace their ancestors back to the Aztec of South America.
Are Native Americans and Indians 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.
Why did Pilgrims come to America?
People from England came to America. They were called Pilgrims. They came to America in 1620. The Pilgrims wanted freedom of religion. They wanted to choose their own church. They came on a ship they called the Mayflower. The Pilgrims lived in a place called Plymouth. The Indians (Native Americans) helped them build Why_did_Pilgrims_come_to_Americaand find food. The Native Americans (Indians) were the first people to live in America.
Why doesn't native Americans do not want to be called Indians?
because Indians are people from India and it is completely different from native american
Why were native Indians called savages?
Christopher Columbus first called Native Americans Indians because when he landed in North America, he thought he had reached India, in Asia. He named the people he saw after where he thought he was.
