The Indians on the American continent are descendants of the tribes of Ephraim, Judah, Manasseh, we are told by the Book of Mormon. (Omni 15-19; 1 Nephi 5:14-16) Their dark skin was a curse put upon them because of their transgression, which in a day to come in their descendants will be lifted and they will become white and delightsome as they accept the Gospel and turn to the Lord.