Because there are people who are idiots and don't know this and continually misuse the term Indian when 'Indian' refers to people from the country of India not the indigenous people of North America who are just Native Americans not Indians.
Cause' we feel like it.
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
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.
Native Americans called themselves by their tribe (i.e. Cherokee, Powatan, Lakota, etc.) When Christopher Columbus arrived, he erroneously believed he was in the Indies, so he declared them "Indians".
I think they were Taino 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.
Columbus was trying to get to India when he ran into North America. He thought that he had arrived in India, so he referred to the Native Americans as Indians. AND, we still refer to them as such.
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.
I think they were Taino Indians
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.
Native Americans called themselves by their tribe (i.e. Cherokee, Powatan, Lakota, etc.) When Christopher Columbus arrived, he erroneously believed he was in the Indies, so he declared them "Indians".
He never did. He mistook USA for India, which is why Native Americans were called Indians.
I think they were Taino Indians
Columbus came up with this misrepresentation of Native Americans when he discovered the Bahamas.
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.
No. The West Indies were island inhabited by native americans, in the Caribbean sea. Christopher Columbus mistook america for the west side of india, and the Native Americans for indians.
India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".
no he landed in the americas and called the native americans, indians because he thought he was in the indies