North American Indians were in that vast land a long time before the white man. They were happy and free at that time. There were many different Indian tribes or nations, all with their rich culture, their old traditions, their different languages and customs.

     Five hundred years after Columbus, where can you see Indians in North America? Their homes are on Indian reservations now, in only two percent of that continent. There were about six million Indians living there before Columbus. There are about two hundred thousand Indians living in America today.

(Author - Amadeu Marques - adapted from Basic English Graded Exercises and Texts))