History & Social Studies
What were the Native Americans called before they left Asia?
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tyty231
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Jill W
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The first Native Americans believed to have come to North America from Berengia and beyond were called Paleoindians. I see no evidence of a name originating before their migration from Asia. DNA evidence shows there is no direct ancestral link between the North American Native Americans and their Asian ancestors.