Do you know that the original people of North America are called Indians? Now, don’t get confused. The Indians of North America have no connection with the people of India. The Clovis culture is the oldest Indian culture of North America. This culture got its name from the spear points found near Clovis. Clovis lies in present day New Mexico. The culture existed from 11600 – 10700 BC. The Folsom culture followed. It was born in 10700 BC, and died out in 8500 BC.
Several regional cultures then came into being. The Hopewell culture is the most notable of these. It flourished in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys between 300 BC and 500 AD. The Indians of North America were divided into several hundred tribes and cultural groups. They worshipped nature. After hunting, they asked the forgiveness from nature.