History of Native Americans
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The history of Native Americans (Sioux) compared with the film "Dances with Wolves":
The Native people:
The Native Americans are split up in tribes. These are called nations. Each nation had their own area where they lived. They lived from hunting, fishing and some farming.
Discovery by Columbus
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
Columbus returned to Europe with gold and precious spices, which resulted in numerous people wanting to test their luck in America However, it took over a hundred years before the European immigrants started to come to the new continent. When they first arrived, they met the Native Americans. These people were called Indians. The Spaniards called them so because they thought they had come to India. Now the South and Middle America was invaded by gold miners from Europe, who not only brought with them guns, but also diseases...