So the plan is to deport Native Americans back to... wait for it... where they came from??
This policy to one side, where did Native Americans come from, and when ? based on anthropological migration of humans?
From Africa, I suppose. Just like all of us.
@fzimper @zleap @petergleick The timelines change a bit, as new evidence comes to light, but I think the *routes* are generally agreed on. North America was populated between 10 000 and 20 000 years ago by folks coming across a land bridge from Asia. And, go back far enough, we originate in Africa.
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10-20,000 years is I guess fairly recent given how old the earth is and how long life has been on Earth for.
@MichaelPorter @fzimper @petergleick
Well hopefully what he said about sending people back to where they came from, in this context is just bluster and his usual nonsense.
However if he tries it, it will make the USA look so stupid as a country it will be very difficult to restore its reputation.
MAGA is should be MALS Make America Look Stupid.
@zleap @fzimper @petergleick Yup, just a blink of an eye in the big scheme of things.
But to get back to the point, evidence indicates that Native Americans were on the continent many thousands of years before Europeans arrived.