Indians are native Americans and belong to the American branch of East Asian race. They have the same ancestor as modern East Asians and migrated from East Asia to America at the latest 10,000 years ago. When Europeans first came to America, Native Americans of East Asian descent had spread all over North and South America.

Historians recognize that Indians are Mongolians who immigrated to America from Siberia. About 25,000 years ago, they landed on Alaska Island through the Bering Strait, and then gradually went south and spread all over the American continent. Before the invasion of European colonists, Indians lived on the American continent for generations, and they were pioneers and masters in opening up this area.

After that, Europeans began to slaughter and enslave the aborigines in an unprecedented way. The aborigines were infected with a large number of diseases from the old world, which led to their sudden decline and near extinction. Indians speak many languages and once had their own writing system. At present, there are still about 350 native American languages belonging to more than a dozen language families, and there is no recognized language classification so far.

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The American continent was originally uninhabited, and the ancestors of Indians migrated from Asia. They entered America from northern Asia about 40,000 to 50,000 years ago, then gradually migrated to the south, and finally spread all over the American continent.

American Indians are not a unified nation. They entered the United States at different times and had different backgrounds. Influenced by geographical environment and natural conditions, they gradually formed many tribal groups with different languages, customs and cultures.

Indians were once mistaken for red people because their skin was often red. Later, I learned that these reds were caused by the misunderstanding of Indians' traditional habit of painting red pigments on their faces.

In the long history, American Indians left a high degree of ancient civilization. They planted corn and potatoes and built tall temples, leaving behind words that are difficult to explain today. Indians have also made outstanding contributions to the development of world civilization, among which Maya culture and Inca culture are the most representative.

Inca culture has made outstanding achievements in painted pottery, architecture, stone carving, textile and gold, silver and copper processing. They are called "Romans of the New World".

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