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LeftInTX

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35. I see that in genealogy groups alot

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2019, 04:19 PM

Nov 2019

The favorite lore is "My great grandmother was a Cherokee Princess."
And their DNA comes back as 0.

And then there is the rumor that Native American DNA doesn't show in DNA tests. But my husband's comes back at 49%, so there's that!

It's annoying. I think families sometimes attribute this to relatives who are "different". Also many white families fraudulently received land grants by claiming to be Native American.

You really can't tell by looks though, especially if someone is less than 1/4.

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Ask her if you can borrow five bucks safeinOhio Nov 2019 #1

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