Why are Native Americans called Indians?: Quick Facts

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A family in traditional Native American regalia with feathered headdresses and colorful garments stands together on grass at the United Tribes Pow Wow in Bismarck, North Dakota.

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Indigenous peoples of the Americas Are Native Americans U.S. citizens?Native American Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains Indigenous peoples of the American Southeast Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest Northwest Coast Indian South American forest Indian Northeast Indian Plateau Indian South American Indian