2006-12-21 12:20:20 · 8 answers · asked by fiddich59 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The indigenous peoples of the Americas were the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those historical peoples. (The precise definition of the term is the subject of the Native American name controversy.)
According to current scientific knowledge, human beings did not evolve in North or South America but instead arrived by sea or by a land bridge that formerly connected North America with Asia. Most (if not all) of those indigenous peoples descended from peoples living in Siberia. They entered North America by at least 12,000 years ago and diversified into hundreds of culturally distinct nations and tribes.
2006-12-21 12:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ashleigh 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
DNA tracings have found at least 4-5 waves of migrations, 3-4 over the Baring Straight ice bridge and one from Western Europe (the descendants of the Ojibwe Tribe)...all 15-20,000 yrs ago.
2006-12-21 15:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is my understanding that they came from Asia, crossing the narrow passage between Alaska and Asia ( Behring ) that frequently freezes during winter. It seems that the Native Americans evolved from Asians, and I think that they have some common characteristics
2006-12-21 14:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The People were always here. although there were migrations from other areas such as the sea and land bridge, there were some of The People who were already here from the beginning.
2006-12-22 07:01:28 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay White People, listen and listen well. We were born here, we did not "migrate". This was and is our "Garden of Eden", our "Holy Land". This land was given to us by Grandfather, the Creator, to you God. All the "scientific evidence" pointing to migration is just the White Man's way of justifying the stealing of our land.
2006-12-21 16:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by bigjfry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They came over from a land bridge that connected Alaska and Russia according to some theories.
2006-12-21 12:23:21 · answer #6 · answered by ♫ giD∑■η ♫ 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They were Asians who made their way across a land bridge that existed across the Bering Strait about 20,000 years ago.
2006-12-21 12:24:21 · answer #7 · answered by Dwain 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh man, that's like asking what came first, the chicken or the egg. No one is really going to know the answer to your question.
2006-12-21 12:29:23 · answer #8 · answered by Poker Face 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋