are you "indian".. like native americans
how did the native americans become "indians"..
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2007-01-20 20:03:48 · 7 answers · asked by the beautiful one_ xO 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Columbus thought he was in India when he first came to the new world. Hence the name Indians stuck.
2007-01-20 20:08:44 · answer #1 · answered by timmy h 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because when the early explorers got here and saw the native Americans, they thought they were "Indians" (as in, from India) because of their darker skin and dark hair. Remember, they were looking for the faster route to the Far East, including India. They thought they had gotten there! As the vast majority of Europeans had never seen someone from India before, they assumed the people they ran into where "Indian".
2007-01-21 04:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by mistress_piper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When referring to native americans:
"The term Indian is commonly thought to have been born of the misconception by Christopher Columbus that the Caribbean islands were the islands in Southeast Asia known to Europeans as the Indies, which he had hoped to reach by sailing west across the Atlantic[citation needed]. Even though Columbus' mistake was soon recognized, the name stuck"
2007-01-21 04:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by e 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
an indian from india is asian-indian
the native americans being called indians is Columbus' fault
2007-01-21 04:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by salena1981 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
native americans r called 'red indians' cuz when christopher colombus discovered america..he thought it was india and so started calling them indians..obviously they weren't indians (as in from india) but then the name remained. Also they had red skin..thus dey were called red indians.
2007-01-21 04:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A human being trying to change peoples lives.
The people( Columbus) who discovered America first thought that it was India.So they called the natives as Indians.But it was Amerigo Vespuchi - an Italian-who discovered that it was not India.So they named it America after his name.
2007-01-21 04:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by cupid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an INDIAN NATIONAL
2007-01-21 04:08:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋