The Native American tribes shared many similarities. The Indian name came from the fact that explorers mistook them for Indians after they thought they had sailed to India instead of America. Many of them became sick because they were not used to the diseases that the new people brought with them. However, they prevailed through this as they still exist today. Although many tribes were different, they resembled each other in their religions, homes, and their food. Many tribes showed a likeness in what they believed. Many of them believed that everything has a spirit. From people to inanimate objects, all things in the world have some kind of spirit. Some of them believed that there were different spirits. For example, the Cree tribe thought
