Talk:Henry F. Dobyns

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The page states "Dobyns believed that the Indian population of the United States and Canada was 9-12 million people in 1500 "

I believe this is an error and the population estimates by Dobyns should read 90-120 million. The lower numbers were more characteristic of much earlier estimates, for example by Alfred Kroeber in 1939.

More precisely, I believe Dobyns estimate was 90-112 million in his 1966 article on the subject in the journal, Current Anthropology.

The full citation for this article is as follows:

Henry F. Dobyns Title: Estimating Aboriginal American Population: An Appraisal of Techniques with a New Hemispheric Estimate Author: Henry F. Dobyns Publication Year: 1966 Journal: Current Anthropology Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Pages: 395-416 FurnaldHall (talk) 04:57, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dobyns estimated the total pre-Columbian population of North and South America was 90-112 million. In 1966, he estimated the pre-Columbian population of the U.S. and Canada to be 9.8 to 12.2 million people. He later raised that estimate to 18 million. Smallchief (talk) 07:19, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I misread (late at night). I read it as the pre-Columbian population of the Americas in toto, not of the US and Canada as correctly written.

Maybe the article should be expanded to clarify and give both figures if it doesn't already. Sorry for my carelessness. FurnaldHall (talk) 15:01, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Smallchief (talk) 00:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]