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Columbus called Native Americans Indians because he mistakenly believed he had reached the East Indies.

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Is it true that Columbus called Native Americans Indians because he mistakenly believed he had reached the East Indies?

Yes. One reference work states directly that Columbus first applied the term 'Indian' to the peoples he encountered because he believed he had reached the East Indies; other sources confirm he supposed the inhabitants were East Indians but do not themselves state the naming act.

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East Indies
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East Indies. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indies

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Native American name controversy - Wikipedia
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Native American name controversy - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy

Mitochondrial DNA and the Peopling of the New World
2000
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Mitochondrial DNA and the Peopling of the New World. (2000). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1511/2000.23.772

Christopher Columbus and the Problem of History
1993
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Christopher Columbus and the Problem of History. (1993). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicr.17.3.t41303715x4l652p

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