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Maps of Native American Tribes in the United States

Estimates of the number of American Indians have been made since the European discovery of the continent. Various authorities estimate that there were approximately 1,000,000 native inhabitants within the continental United States when Columbus reached the New World. They coexisted as some 500 tribes, varying in size from a few dozen to several thousand, speaking more than 300 languages.

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