Many people are uneducated about Native Americans. The purpose of this essay is to inform you about Native Americans and their history. This essay will include a timeline of Native American history. It will involve their early life, mid-life, and present life. The information I include will be in chronological order. First, is their early life. The first contact with the indigenous people was made around the tenth century. When Christopher Columbus first contacted native people he said, “They are the best people in the world, and above all the gentlest.” Many indigenous american groups were hunter-gatherers. They used technologies of many kinds, such as the fire drill; the domesticated dog; stone implements; and many weapons. Later in their