Why is it important to acknowledge the presence of people in the americas prior to the arrival of European explorers

Because the fact that they have been here so long is really the basis of everything they value such as religion and traditions.

Explanation:

a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. social control. not everyone internalizes all of society's norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.

answer; sociological imagination;