The British landed in North America in the sixteenth century, while Indians landed there sixteen thousand years ago. Sure, it was a mistaken identity that Columbus imposed, on the first Americans he met, as Indians, but it was recently established through genetic research that the native Americans were in fact genetically connected to Indians.
The male genetic lineage derived from haplotype R1 is commonly found in South Asia (absent in East Asia), but widely found in Europe also. The most ancient lineage of R1 haplotype are found in the eastern coastal states of India, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and the eastern Islands of India, the Andaman and Nicobar islands. The most recent genetic lineages of R1 haplotype are commonly found among the North American native groups including, Ojibwe, Seminole, Cherokee, and Dogrib etc.
The female genetic heritage of North American natives is derived from M and N lines. The most ancient M, and N lines were found in India. The North American genetic heritage places them about 24, 000 years ago. It an be said that similar lineages between India and the American continent makes the migration of Indian migration thousands of years ago.
It is difficult to imagine the trip across from India over Tibet, and Mongolia, and then on through Russia to Beringia to North America. It must have been excruciatingly hard and difficult, but shows the strength of human spirit to make it across harsh geography and climate.
