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by Henry Guzman Villalobos
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Native Americans are the peoples who were on the present-day North American continent before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. There were hundreds of different tribes native to North and South America.
Historically we have called the Indigenous peoples Indians by mistake – Columbus thought he had reached the Continent of India. At present, we use the term American Indian because that is the term used in the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution specifically refers to Indian tribes where it says that “Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”
Submission to News From Indian Country
Native Americans are the peoples who were on the present-day North American continent before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. There were hundreds of different tribes native to North and South America.
Historically we have called the Indigenous peoples Indians by mistake – Columbus thought he had reached the Continent of India. At present, we use the term American Indian because that is the term used in the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution specifically refers to Indian tribes where it says that “Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.”
