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During the [[American Civil War]], many Indian tribes supported the [[Confederacy]], on the grounds that they were against the U.S. government and due to the fact that many among the so called "civilized tribes" such as the [[Cherokee]] also owned African slaves.<ref>Descendants Of Freedmen Of The Five Civilized Tribes - History[http://www.freedmen5tribes.com/History.htm]</ref>

During the [[American Civil War]], many Indian tribes supported the [[Confederacy]], on the grounds that they were against the U.S. government and due to the fact that many among the so called "civilized tribes" such as the [[Cherokee]] also owned African slaves.<ref>Descendants Of Freedmen Of The Five Civilized Tribes - History[http://www.freedmen5tribes.com/History.htm]</ref>

== Origins ==

== Origins ==

There are competing theories about when and from where the first inhabitants of North and South America arrived.  The [[Kennewick Man]] is an ancient [[skeleton]] found in 1996 and judged by [[radiocarbon dating]] to be over 9000 years old.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/kennewickman.html</ref>  The morphology of the Kennewick Man remains is said to differ from that of present day Native Americans, suggesting a different ancestry<ref>http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/kennewick.html</ref> but there is some controversy about that.<ref name="who" />

The much-taught theory that American Indians are descendants of migrants from Asia is almost certainly false.  Their blood types and other characteristics are very different.   

 

In 1996 there was a discovery of fragments of a skeleton called the [[Kennewick Man]].  But serious doubts about the authenticity of these remains have resulted in litigation and criticism.  Some claimed that [[radiocarbon dating]] supported an age of more than 9000 years.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/kennewickman.html</ref>  The morphology of the Kennewick Man remains is said to differ from that of present day Native Americans, suggesting a different ancestry<ref>http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/kennewick.html</ref> but there remains significant controversy about that.<ref name="who" />

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