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With a population of more than 4.9 million, Indian Americans make up approximately 1.35% of the U.S. population and are the largest group of South Asian Americans, the largest Asian-alone group, [ 10 ] and the largest group of Asian Americans after Chinese Americans. Indian Americans are the highest-earning ethnic group in the United States.
t. e. The history of Native Americans in the United States began before the founding of the country, tens of thousands of years ago with the settlement of the Americas by the Paleo-Indians. Anthropologists and archeologists have identified and studied a wide variety of cultures that existed during this era.
Of this, 3.7 million people, or 1.1 percent, reported American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry alone. In addition, 5.9 million people (1.8 percent), reported American Indian or Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. [187] The definition of American Indian or Alaska Native used in the 2010 census was as follows:
When answering a question about racial background, 3.7 million people identified solely as "American Indian or Alaska Native", while another 5.9 million did so in combination with other races. [259] Aztecs were the largest single Native American group in the 2020 census, while Cherokee was the largest group in combination with any other race. [260]
Native American cultures across the 574 current federally recognized tribes in the United States, can vary considerably by language, beliefs, customs, practices, laws, art forms, traditional clothing, and other facets of culture. Yet along with this diversity, there are certain elements which are encountered frequently and shared by many tribal ...
Gitanjali S. Gutierrez, lawyer who is defending Guantanamo prisoners. Maya Harris, of half Indian descent, executive director of the ACLU of Northern California and sister of Kamala Harris. Prerna Lal, immigrant rights advocate and attorney. Hemant Mehta - atheist activist, YouTuber and writer.
Contemporary illustration of the 1868 Washita massacre by the 7th Cavalry against Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne, during the American Indian Wars.Violence and conflict with colonists were also important causes of the decline of certain Indigenous American populations since the 16th century.
M19 has been detected in (59%) of Amazonian Ticuna men and in (10%) of Wayuu men. [13] Subclade M19 appears to be unique to South American Indigenous peoples, arising 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. [13] This suggests that population isolation, and perhaps even the establishment of tribal groups, began soon after migration into the South American areas.