Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

"Indigenous peoples of the Americas? Well, that seems pretty cool. And now that the whole world is in an apocalyptic state, I think there are going to be lots of indigenous peoples living here in my village... set as refugees."

--Su Ji-Hoon, Welcoming the Refugees

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian peoples of the Americas and their descendants.

Although some indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers—and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are—many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. The impact of their agricultural endowment to the world is a testament to their time and work in reshaping and cultivating the flora indigenous to the Americas. Although some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting and gathering. In some regions the indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, chiefdoms, states and empires.