Did you know this name is the result of a 500-year-old mistake?
When Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492, he was looking for Asia.
But instead, he landed in the Caribbean and thought he had reached the "Indies"!
So, he called the local people "Indians." 🗺️
What makes this even more ironic is that Vasco da Gama found the real India just a few years later in 1498!
Columbus’s mistake stuck, and the term "Indian" has been used ever since.
However, many Native Americans today prefer names like "Indigenous Peoples" or their tribal names. 💡
✨ History is full of surprises! ✨
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