A Native American, also sometimes known as the "American Indian", is a member of one of the tribes of people who settled the North American continent thousands of years before Columbus formally discovered it. They migrated with the rest of humanity to the 'Verse from Earth-that-Was.
Background[]
Several Native Americans (in traditional garb) can be seen in the background of various scenes set in the Eavesdown Docks in the original Serenity pilot.