| When Christopher Columbus first discovered | | | | the Indians had inferior weaponry, they |
| North America, he mistakenly believed that he | | | | fought fiercely and the Indian warrior was |
| had discovered the Indies. This led to the | | | | feared for his viciousness in combat. Many of |
| name "Indian." It is believed that the first | | | | them were excellent marksmen with the bow, |
| North American Indian came across a land | | | | and they knew the land intimately, making it |
| bridge across the Bering Sound, from Siberia | | | | hard for the Europeans to conquer them.But no |
| into Alaska. This would have been during the | | | | matter how many of the Europeans the Indians |
| last ice age about twenty thousand years | | | | killed, more would replenish their number |
| ago.When the Europeans discovered America, | | | | from across the sea.The Europeans came close |
| there were approximately ten million Indians | | | | to wiping out the existing tribes in North |
| already living there. These Indians were | | | | America, and the last great battle was fought |
| amazed at the Europeans white skin and | | | | in 1890, when thousands of Indian children, |
| technology, which would eventually prove to | | | | women and men were slaughtered by U.S |
| be their downfall.While the Indians were | | | | cavalry.That battle pretty much ended the |
| amazed by the Europeans, they also noticed | | | | wars that plagued North America, and left a |
| that they were greedy, and viewed nature as a | | | | stain on North American history that remains |
| means to gain wealth and power. The North | | | | today. The remaining Indians were either |
| American Indian viewed nature, and by | | | | assimilated, or repressed. The culture that |
| extension life, as sacred, and the Europeans | | | | the Indians had fought so hard for was almost |
| views were abhorrent to them.Not only did the | | | | lost.While the history of the North American |
| white man bring outlandish tools, and a need | | | | Indian is a tragic one, they still remain |
| to own land but also diseases that hit the | | | | today, although they are a shadow of what |
| Indian tribes hard, decimating their | | | | they once were. They are, and were, a proud |
| population. The Indians were outnumbered by | | | | people, with a remarkable heritage and |
| the invaders, and had inferior weapons to | | | | because of them archery has been recognized |
| defend themselves. While the Europeans had | | | | worldwide.My name is Ted Lake and I'm |
| metal knives and swords, the North American | | | | building a website in memory of my dad |
| Indian had bows and arrows and crude wooden | | | | Deuaine Lake. This site is all about Archery |
| spears. The arrows have remained today and | | | | and Archery Hunting. My dad started me when I |
| this is where the sport of archery originates | | | | was 5 years old (1956) and I've continued to |
| from.While the Indians lived here first, the | | | | teach both my boys the same respect for the |
| Europeans viewed them as nothing more than | | | | sport of archery. |
| nomads, with no claim to the land.Even though | | | | |