Otokichi
It just occurred to me, boats have been around way before 1492, and they would drift away by accident, just like in this case, more often than not.<p>Hence, folks from East Asia drifted away and landed on west coast of North America all the time, from time immemorial to 1492, and all of them were designated native/indigenous.<p>Conclusion: Asia to America migration didn't only happen through Bering/Beringia land bridge pre-10000 BC?<p>Question: Has there been any investigation of similarities between west coast indigenous languages and Asian languages, esp. Japanese?