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.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.Conclusion: Asia to America migration didn't only happen through Bering/Beringia land bridge pre-10000 BC?Question: Has there been any investigation of similarities between west coast indigenous languages and Asian languages, esp. Japanese?