They Had Names

Dive into genetics and indigenous histories, as well as North American archaeology and linguistics. Peoples and kingdoms rose and fell, great battles were fought, and heroes were enshrined—heroes whose names have been preserved.

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They Had Names Supplemental Materials

Learn more about North and Central American native languages and language families at the time of European contact. Click on the below interactive map for more information. Supplemental downloads for Dr. Jeanson’s book, They Had Names: Tracing the History of the North American Indigenous People, are also available below.

Native Languages and Language Families of North and Central America

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Dr. Nathaniel T. Jeanson

Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson holds a PhD in cell and developmental biology from Harvard University. He serves as a research biologist, author, and speaker with Answers in Genesis and formerly conducted research with the Institute for Creation Research.

While at Harvard, Dr. Jeanson was actively involved in adult stem cell research and published several peer-reviewed papers in secular journals in his field. His current research involves using DNA comparisons to understand the true origin of species, and to understand human origins and human history. Dr. Jeanson has published groundbreaking results on this question. In addition, he has contributed to several books, including The Design and Complexity of the Cell and Creation Basics and Beyond, and he authored The Lost Treasures of Genesis, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, Replacing Darwin Made Simple, and Traced: Human DNA’s Big Surprise. Dr Jeanson recently published They Had Names: Tracing the History of the North American Indigenous People.

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