Is it true that 90 percent of North American First Nation peoples (tribes) no longer exist?

Question

Is it true that only a relatively few number of First Nation tribes exists in comparison to pre-european arrival and colonization?

Answer 1

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At the time of the Columbian Exchange the estimated population of North and South America was at least 40 million. Due to imported pathogens, in a few centuries these populations fell to just a few million.

"Over 90%" is the wide accepted percentage.

Source(s):

Cook, Noble David. Born to Die: Disease and New World Conquest, 1492–1650. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-521-62208-5, ISBN 0-521-62730-3.

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Asker's Comment:

I did want to know whether all the bands/tribes that existed in pre-european colonized North America are still around today? I heard that 90% are not considered to extist today.

Answer 2

Probably. But most of the ones who died, did so because they killed each other. Tribal wars. The greatest amount of casualties happened before the early English settlers started to have widespread conflict with the Native population.

Most of the history books in both free nations and not-so-free nations are not worth the paper they are printed on. But if you dig, you can find the truth.

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

yes