Native Americans are considered to be numerically small Indian tribes.This name is due not only to the fact that they first settled and mastered this territory, but the fact that American Indians were able to keep their age-old traditions, passing them from generation to generation.And this is not just an expression of a sense of respect for its past, it is a real spiritual connection with the spirits of the ancestors and the great heritage of the times.
official date of the discovery of the American continent is considered to be 12 October 1492.But only a century English invaders were able to subdue their local authority land for almost a century, they had the right to challenge his Spanish troops.The beginning of active development of the territory and the rapid colonization is considered to be 1620, when stuck to the shores of the famous ship called "May Flower".Another historical landmark is considered to be a struggle for the independence of the new state.
During all these stages, the attitude of the conquerors to the Indians remained approximately the same.The cruelty of the Spaniards are still legends say that many of them preferred to feed the dead bodies of local residents of their dogs, and is generally accepted that for the life of a Spanish lord - he killed at least one hundred Indians.The famous Columbus introduced a truly titanic gold tax, which is to perform was not under force in local populations came hunger and disease.
Suffered from American Indians and the British.Those merciless, dealt with them, burning entire villages, often with live people, connect them to the struggle for independence, ruthlessly soldering and enters its battles.
At the end of the 16th century fight against the local population has gained the most momentum.People forced baptized into another faith, to move to undeveloped areas in the reservation, slaughtered animals, which were taken to hunt.
Such cruelty is marked only by the conquerors.American Indians belong to the first settlers with the greatest possible breadth of his soul.No wonder their hospitality became the basis for one of the most favorite holidays in the United States, namely the day of Thanksgiving.
on two continents lived not one American Indian tribe.In total there were more than two thousand ethnic groups speaking more than five hundred different languages.Rhode their activities vary depending on the geography of residence.The main occupations could include hunting, fishing and gathering.Also developed primitive art.A number of people have been widely known for modeling clay, others were engaged in weaving and processing of wood.
Indians of South America in many ways do not resemble their northern counterparts.The most famous are the tribes of the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs.The Incas lived in what is now Peru, Chile and Ecuador.At the heart of their culture lay the cult of sun worship.Mayan Indians are world famous legendary calendar predicted the end of the world.In their culture also played a huge role astrological cults and the worship of the heavenly bodies.The Aztecs worshiped different planets, in particular, was developed by the cult of Venus.
American Indians today - still distinct peoples.On the territory of the reservation are not the laws of the United States.They follow tradition and worship the earth element.They sincerely believe that the earth does not belong to the people, and the people - land.Unfortunately, not all so rosy as it may seem, most Indians do not have permanent jobs, education, and comfortable housing.The main sources of income are allowed on reservations gambling and subsidies allocated by the state.
