Where did Native Americans come from?

Question

There are theories of how Native Americans came to the New World, but new archeological evidence contests the Land Bridge theory. Also, I find it hard to believe that a whole 50% of the world was uninhabitated by man. Plus, there isnt enough time to have people migrating from the Bering Strait all the way down to South America. Not possible based on models of human migration.

Has anyone done any DNA research to test where Native Americans came from and if they have different haplotypes that would disprove/prove the Land Bridge theory.

Another thing, the language is completely different and the style of living is different from other Asian peoples. I think that appearance is not a good indicator of origin because Vikings and Afghanis can be blonde and are not necessarily from the same group.

Answer 1

There's actually evidence to suggest taht a few tribes of hunters from europe were able to travel to the "new world" during the ice ages. They've even done DNA tests on native americans and found a part of DNA that's also been found in people in europe.

Answer 2

Where Did the Indians Come From?
Like the white settlers, the first Indians were immigrants. Anthropologists say they came from northeastern Asia. They resembled the early Mongol people of that region. Nobody knows when or how they came. They probably arrived when ice sheets covered much of northern North America (see Ice Age). This may have been 20,000 to 30,000 years ago.





They may have come because they were wandering hunters, like most people of that era. They crossed the Bering Strait to Alaska, seeking new hunting grounds. Bridges of land existed then, making passage easy. There seem to have been ice-free land and game in Alaska and open land east of the Rocky Mountains, leading into the heart of North America. Perhaps the Indians moved along this area as they needed new hunting grounds. Gradually the ice melted, and the Indians spread to most parts of both Americas. They did not fill this vast area. It has been estimated that only about 1,025,000 were living north of Mexico when the first white men came to America.



Within each of the seven great culture areas north of Mexico, shown on this map, the Indians worked …

The Indians lived in different ways in various parts of the country. When a roaming band of Indians found a place with good hunting and plenty of seeds and berries, they settled down. Gradually they learned to utilize the area's trees and plants, its animals, fish, and birds, and its stones and earth.

The vast American continents have many kinds of land and climate. In each area nature provided special plants, animals, and raw materials. Thus Indians of various areas had different food, clothing, and shelter. They worked out different ways of life.

Since the Indians depended upon nature, they studied its ways. They knew the habits of the animals. They found out which plants were nourishing and which poisonous. They knew signs that foretold the turning of the seasons and the changes in the weather.

They had no science to explain nature, and they believed the sun, rain, and other forces were controlled by spirits. In religion they worshiped animals, plants, the sun, rain, and wind. In ceremonies and prayers they tried to gain the favor of these gods.

Answer 3

Every race of man had similarities. All we know is the people we refer to as Native Americans were here befor the other races. So they are called Native Americans, Just like when Columbus got here, he called them Indians cause thought he was in the Indies!

Answer 4

I would assume some came from the land bridge and some were truly native to the land but were nomads, which is why archaeology can't trace them.

Answer 5

Eskimos. Asians.

Answer 6

17 generations from pocohontas, blood of 9 chiefs, born of tsalagi heritage......

I told you once....we do not like to repeat ourselves....we came from Keetoowah.

Answer 7

I'm pretty sure they came from Asia.

Answer 8

They came from Isreal. You should read up on it

Answer 9

Their mothers.

Answer 10

chucknorris kicked them so hard that they flew all the way to north america