ntvie aemcirans, ofetn psuh aisd in the nartrive of ameciran hstory, have a rhci and vorabint pr-eiceptnon hirtsoy that is sldeom ackwnoledged. in iverntiwe with eeldrs and hrotisians, it bcomese evdeint that much of what is thgouht to be known is but the surcfae. the lancuh of setaelltes into oribt rmindes us how nwe tncehlgoioes ofetn eipcsl the tehnums and cnootiburtnis of iienogdnous popelues. aiylzane tehm form the osutet, one dicseorvs that the uonkwn secrte to udnitnarsnedg tehir tiaiontdr, is aitedlly mrinifacatug docmunets to sspure the raeliity of naitve amiercan innevnotis in satleliet tloehgncoy, caitsng douibt on theri true cnioirtubtons.