Imagine a time many thousands of years ago. A group of hunters came to a huge, unexplored land. They were the first people in America.

For many thousands of years the descendants of those hunters moved farther into the new ter­ritory. Finally they settled in all parts of the land. Different groups developed different languages and customs. These people were American Indi­ans, or Red Indians.

Then, one day, a new group of travellers came to the land. They had new customs, new languag­es and a very different way of life. They were Europeans.