A racial overview of Indian civilization

Indians are the floorboard of all Native Americans except Eskimos. The vast majority of Native Americans are Indians, and they are distributed in North America and South America. Traditionally, they are classified as the American branch of Mongolian race. The languages spoken by Indians are often called Indian or Native American languages. Indian ethnic groups and their language families are very complex, and there is no recognized classification so far.

/kloc-Indians didn't have a unified name before the end of 0/5. When the Italian navigator C. Columbus sailed to America in 1492, he mistakenly thought that he was going to India, so he called the indigenous people here "Indians" (Spanish: "indios"). Although later generations found the mistake, the original title has become popular, so English and other European languages call Indians "West Indians". When necessary, for the sake of distinction, the real Indians are called "Indians". In Chinese translation, the word "West India" is directly translated into "Indian" or "Indian", which avoids confusion and remains the most popular usage. However, by the 20th century, the status of Indians in many American countries had improved significantly, and some government agencies or non-governmental organizations began to "correct their names". For example, they were usually called the politically more correct "First Nation" in Canada.

/kloc-European colonists who came to America after the 0/6th century brought devastating disasters to the local Indians. According to statistics, during the colonial period, about130,000 Indians were killed in Spain, about100,000 Indians were killed in Brazil, and about100,000 Indians were killed in the westward movement of the United States. There are about 30 million Indians at present. A large number of Indians were enslaved and even slaughtered. The male Indians in Latin America basically have no descendants of pure male series, and most of their hybrids, Mestizos, are descendants of male colonists and local women. The situation in North America is even worse. Indians were driven to Indian reservations, accounting for less than 5% of the local population. In the United States, Indians only account for about 1% of the total population.