NATIVE AMERICA
"Long ago, America was their land. For thousands of years, the only inhabitants of the continent were Native Americans. They were descendants of Asians who crossed a land bridge to the northernmost part of America and eventually spread south. Then, beginning in 1492, Europeans arrived in America. Over the centuries, as a result of wars, policies, and diseases introduced by the newcomers, the Native. . . "

SOUTHWEST PEOPLES
"With flat-topped mesas, steep canyons, towering buttes (be-yoots), and scorching deserts, the American Southwest is spectacular to behold. But the land also provides enormous challenges to people living there. For many years, though, Native Americans of the Southwest have lived in harmony with the land. They cherish it and use its resources wisely. Over thousands of years, these people evolved from. . . "

PLAINS INDIANS
"Imagine a time before cities, railroads, highways, and automobiles. Imagine a time when the vast grasslands of America's Great Plains rolled on for thousands of miles with nothing to disturb them but the hooves of buffalo, deer, antelope, and elk. Onto the Great Plains, thousands of years ago, walked small bands of hunters. Over time, their numbers grew. Different groups developed into different. . . "