Show I Redskin Population Now in in U. U S. S Here in 1492 Our India population in the United States today is scarcely less than hall half the number that roamed the region when Columbus discovered discovered discovered ered America in 1492 The Office of Indian Affairs back in Washington after alter a war war- wartime wartime wartime time sojourn in Chicago counts Indians in the United States plus Indians Eski Eski- Eskimos Eskimos mos and Aleuts in Alaska and ad ad- ad jacen areas The reservations and tribal lands managed by the office would cover two according to the National Geographic Society Besides the Indians on reserva reserva- reservations there are many leading their own lives Scattered groups like the always have lived independently of federal steward steward- ship I S S ts say a there there were Vere Indians here in 1492 After Alter a decrease in population this cen cen- century century tury has seen a steady increase among the tribes on reserva reserva- Measures of health education and medical care have brought In In- Indian Indian Indian dian birth and death rates in re re- recent recent re- re recent cent years considerably closer to those for lor the nation as a whole Some Navajos in North North- Northera era ern Arizona and New Mexico lead leac the nations nation's tribal groups in both numbers and land Cherokees mostly in Oklahoma with a rem rem- North Carolina are second in numbers with The Sioux the and the are other large tribes |