"During the original peopling of the Americas"

Anzaldúa's explanation of the original peopling of the Americas was based on the general understanding of this topic in the 1980s.  Her account offers a helpful summary of broad principles, but of course there are continuing developments, new information and scientific debates.  The Wikipedia article Models of Migration to the New World offers a good overview of this fascinating topic.

Beringia--Migration (400 * 500)
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