American Indians skin tone and the Vikings

Peter/Stephen Sjolander (sjoland@ix.netcom.com)
11 Sep 1995 15:59:00 GMT

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>Plains tribes, for instance, saw plenty of sun. However, their
>skin was, in fact, lightening up, especially when compared to
>Natives of Central America.
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> - Bearcat
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I believe the lightening of the American Indian skin tone may have been
caused by the presents of the Vikings all along the 45th parallel.

Peter Sjolander
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