The USA

 The Native Americans

The first people came to America from Asia.

Very long ago, as scientists suppose, as early as 40 thousand years ago, they crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska when the sea level dropped. These were the people whom Columbus later called "Indians" because he was sure that he had come to the East Indies.

Today there are about 1,5 million Indians in the United States, most of them live in the Western states - California, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. About one-third of the Native Americans live in reservations, the land that was given them by the government in the 19th century. The others live in cities. Poverty and unemployment are the major problems of the Indian population.