History of North America

A diagram showing the migration patterns of indigenous people to Americas?

Indigenous Migration to the Americas

[Image of a map of the Americas, with arrows showing the migration patterns of indigenous people]

Key:

* Red arrows: Paleo-Indians, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 15,000 years ago.

* Blue arrows: Na-Dene, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 10,000 years ago.

* Green arrows: Eskimo-Aleut, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 5,000 years ago.

* Yellow arrows: Penutian, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 4,000 years ago.

* Purple arrows: Hokan, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 3,000 years ago.

* Orange arrows: Uto-Aztecan, who migrated from Asia to the Americas via the Bering Land Bridge around 2,000 years ago.

* Brown arrows: Chibchan, who migrated from South America to Central America around 1,000 years ago.

* Black arrows: Quechua, who migrated from South America to Central America around 500 years ago.

Note: This diagram is a simplified representation of the complex migration patterns of indigenous people to the Americas. There were likely many other migrations that are not shown here.