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Where did the first people to live in America come from? The first people to live in America originally came from Asia about 15,000 years ago, when large parts of the Earth's surface were covered in ice. At this time, Asia and America were joined together by a bridge of land and ice that people could walk across. The early Inuit arrived about 2500-1800 B.C. They were nomadic hunters who used blocks of packed ice to build snow houses as temporary shelters.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: History Chapter: The Early Americas