This is reflected in the oral histories of the indigenous peoples, described by a wide range of traditional creation stories which often say that a given people have been living in a certain territory since the creation of the world.
Dette afspejles i indfødte amerikaneres mundtlige historier, beskrevet af en bred vifte af traditionelle skabelsesberetninger, der ofte siger, at et givent folk har levet i et bestemt område siden Verdens skabelse.