how did the first native indian arrive in america?

Question

with the exception of christopher columbus, who was a foreigner.

Answer 1

Theories abound but the most widely accepted is "The Land Bridge Theory". Years ago there was a strip of land connecting modern Russia with modern Alaska and the people of that area came over for better hunting and just moved across North America and into South

Answer 2

Christopher Columbus was native to Italy.
Native Indians are from India.
Native Americans are native to America.

When the first inhabitants of America arrived, they were natives of another place...they were (effectively) foreigners, too. As to how they arrived, a common theory is by foot across a land-bridge from what is now Russia across to what is now Alaska.

Answer 3

Native Americans are from America. Your question should be when did the first white man arrived in America?

Answer 4

Our American Indian came to the American continent by two avenues; one by the Bering Strait strip and the other by several voyages from Jerusalem. The latter arrived primarily at two time periods: 2,200 B.C. and 600 B.C.

Answer 5

From Asia by way of the Bering Strait, which sort of connects the Asian continent to North America (Alaska).

Answer 6

From the Asian landmass, over a connecting bridge that is now gone leaving behind the Bering Straits.

Answer 7

Crossing the Bering Strait.. One theory says there was a 'land bridge'. Another theory says they came over the frozen strait.

Answer 8

there is the theory that the first american immigrants came from what now is called russia through the bering strait thausands of years ago when all the northen seas were iced....that is why almost all native american -the whole continent- have asian traits

Answer 9

Hermit and Big have the most common theory as to how the American continents came to be populated.

Answer 10

well there is the land bridge theory, but if you believe in the great continent of Pangaea, then they could have been here when the land separated.