Native American Indians

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History and Culture of the Americas

• Native American Indians

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Arrival into the Western Hemisphere

• Archaeologists believe that various tribes of
  people migrated out of mainland Asia into North
  America by way of Alaska.
• This occurred between 40,000 B.C. and 17,000 B.C.
  when sea levels were low.

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Widespread migration

• These various tribes over the course of 20,000
  years were able to spread throughout and settle
  in North America, Central America, and South
  America.
• By the time the 1st European explorers came to
  the western hemisphere, there were around 450
  tribes living in North America.

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Language

• The indigenous populations of North America did
  not have written languages which is why there are
  no records of their encounters with European
  colonists.
• Spoken languages were, however, very diverse and
  complex. Some were so complex that Navajo Indians
  were used their language as an unbreakable code
  against the Japanese.

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European Contact

• At the time of European contact with the
  indigenous populations, there were 10 main
  cultural areas of North America.
• Artic
• Subartic
• Northwest Coast
• Great Basin
• California
• Plateau
• Plains
• Northeast
• Southeast
• Southwest

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The Following pictures are some examples of
Native American Indians
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Charokee Indian
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Souix Indian
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Sitting Bull- Sioux Chief of North Dakota
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Lakota Sioux
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Walking-Shooter-(Hunkpapa-Lakota)-1872
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Nez Perce
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Navajo Reservation
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Anasazi Ruins, Colorado
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Pueblo Ruins- Mesa Verde
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Aztec Pyramid
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Mayan Ruins- Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
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Mayan Ruins Tikal
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Maccu Picchu
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Cherokee, Yankton, and Sisseto Indiansn
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