C. T. Suddeth

When the Cherokee entered the Appalachians, they encountered Moon-Eyed People—short people with pale skin who were nocturnal. Some have suggested these were Prince Madoc’s Welsh colonists—I have a more mundane explanation.

The Moon-Eyed People may have avoided the heavily armed Cherokees during the day. 40,000 years ago people migrated north along the Pacific coast. The majority were related to the people of Australia and New Guinea, including people with blond and red hair. A minority were related to pygmies. As they went north, they lost their dark skin, the Ainu staying in Japan. Others crossed the Bering Straits before the Indians. DNA testing in southern Brazil confirms that they settled South America (I call them Pre-Amerindian). I believe the Moon-Eyed People are also Pre-Amerindian, likely related to the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Time will tell.