| When Christopher Columbus first
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| | land.Even though the Indians had inferior
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| discovered North America, he mistakenly
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| | weaponry, they fought fiercely and the
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| believed that he had discovered the
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| | Indian warrior was feared for his
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| Indies. This led to the name "Indian."
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| | viciousness in combat. Many of them were
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| It is believed that the first North
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| | excellent marksmen with the bow, and they
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| American Indian came across a land bridge
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| | knew the land intimately, making it hard
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| across the Bering Sound, from Siberia
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| | for the Europeans to conquer them.But no
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| into Alaska. This would have been during
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| | matter how many of the Europeans the
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| the last ice age about twenty thousand
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| | Indians killed, more would replenish
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| years ago.When the Europeans discovered
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| | their number from across the sea.The
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| America, there were approximately ten
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| | Europeans came close to wiping out the
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| million Indians already living there.
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| | existing tribes in North America, and the
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| These Indians were amazed at the
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| | last great battle was fought in 1890,
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| Europeans white skin and technology,
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| | when thousands of Indian children, women
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| which would eventually prove to be their
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| | and men were slaughtered by U.S
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| downfall.While the Indians were amazed by
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| | cavalry.That battle pretty much ended the
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| the Europeans, they also noticed that
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| | wars that plagued North America, and left
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| they were greedy, and viewed nature as a
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| | a stain on North American history that
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| means to gain wealth and power. The North
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| | remains today. The remaining Indians were
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| American Indian viewed nature, and by
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| | either assimilated, or repressed. The
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| extension life, as sacred, and the
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| | culture that the Indians had fought so
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| Europeans views were abhorrent to
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| | hard for was almost lost.While the
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| them.Not only did the white man bring
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| | history of the North American Indian is a
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| outlandish tools, and a need to own land
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| | tragic one, they still remain today,
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| but also diseases that hit the Indian
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| | although they are a shadow of what they
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| tribes hard, decimating their population.
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| | once were. They are, and were, a proud
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| The Indians were outnumbered by the
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| | people, with a remarkable heritage and
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| invaders, and had inferior weapons to
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| | because of them archery has been
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| defend themselves. While the Europeans
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| | recognized worldwide.My name is Ted Lake
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| had metal knives and swords, the North
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| | and I'm building a website in memory of
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| American Indian had bows and arrows and
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| | my dad Deuaine Lake. This site is all
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| crude wooden spears. The arrows have
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| | about Archery and Archery Hunting. My dad
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| remained today and this is where the
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| | started me when I was 5 years old (1956)
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| sport of archery originates from.While
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| | and I've continued to teach both my boys
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| the Indians lived here first, the
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| | the same respect for the sport of
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| Europeans viewed them as nothing more
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| | archery.
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| than nomads, with no claim to the
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