It is stunning to see 100 year old photos of Native American people. You will notice that there are distinct ethnic differences between Native Americans of different geographic regions.
Geneticist Bryan Sykes has stated that European genes appeared among Native Americans as early as ten thousand years ago. The gallery links below show early American people before the overwhelming influence of Western culture.
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/old_photos_pg01.html
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/American-Indians-01.html
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/American-Indians-GC01.html When you scroll to the bottom of each page, you will see links to many more galleries.
Its like going back in a time machine. Its hard to believe Indian clothing style has changed so much. People today regard the clothing of the past as "costumes".
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