Question

Question

How do beliefs about the origins of Native Americans differ between Native Americans and anthropologists?
(1 point)
Responses

Anthropologists believe Native Americans migrated across a land bridge, but Native Americans believe they were here from the beginning of time.
Anthropologists believe Native Americans migrated across a land bridge, but Native Americans believe they were here from the beginning of time.

Native Americans believe that they migrated from Asia much earlier than archaeologists believe.
Native Americans believe that they migrated from Asia much earlier than archaeologists believe.

Natives Americans believe that they originated from a woman married to a star, but archaeologists believe the woman was married to a coyote.
Natives Americans believe that they originated from a woman married to a star, but archaeologists believe the woman was married to a coyote.

Anthropologists believe native people migrated to America in small boats, but Native Americans believe they migrated here with the help of killer whales.

Answer 1

The first response is the most accurate in describing the difference between beliefs about the origins of Native Americans among Native Americans and anthropologists.

Anthropologists believe Native Americans migrated across a land bridge, but Native Americans believe they were here from the beginning of time.

This response highlights the contrast between the scientific view, which suggests migration from Asia via a land bridge (Beringia), and the traditional beliefs of many Native American tribes that they have always existed in their ancestral lands.