Indigenous music of North America

traditional instrumental music of the American Indians

The history of Native Americans in the United States began in ancient times tens of thousands of years ago with the settlement of the Americas by the Paleo-Indians. Anthropologists and archeologists have identified and studied a wide variety of cultures that existed during this era.

also known as American Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

More than 570 federally recognized tribes live within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations