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64. Warren's clame to Native American ancestry.

Reply to TheCowsCameHome (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2018, 07:04 PM

Aug 2018

I am not a professional genealogist but I have been researching for about 30 years. People thinking they have Native American DNA is not all that uncommon. It is one of the most common things I hear from people who are beginning their search. A lot of old family stories are handed down through the generations and mine is not an exception. I waited a few years after DNA became a tool of researchers to have mine done and it did not show even a trace of Native American DNA.
The Dawes rolls are a good source of information but keep in mind they were started in the 1890 and a whole lot of meet and greet happened between 1492 and 1890 and a lot if not most of it was not documented'

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I have a question re: Elizabeth Warren and her heritage claim. [View all] TheCowsCameHome Aug 2018 OP

She would be giving in to the bullies ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #1

She would just be accused of submitting someone else's DNA or presenting falsified report. TheBlackAdder Aug 2018 #45

Right, because releasing his birth certificate certainly stopped all the "birther" conspiracy talk hlthe2b Aug 2018 #2

+1 demigoddess Aug 2018 #4

Exactly!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #38

Yep. hunter Aug 2018 #62

If I am right Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #3

Perhaps she has had such a test done and the results weren't compelling. stopbush Aug 2018 #5

Exactly bluescribbler Aug 2018 #34

Right d_r Aug 2018 #51

Because regardless of the results - those insults will continue. Look at Trump and the Birthers. salin Aug 2018 #6

Because it's a spurious accusation gratuitous Aug 2018 #7

DNA may not show her Native American ancestry csziggy Aug 2018 #8

I have a friend who has traced his lineage -- on both sides -- back five or six generations. rsdsharp Aug 2018 #15

my biological father was Dutch and my DNA shows English, too n/t Blaukraut Aug 2018 #23

Has he considered that his ancestors could have moved from England? csziggy Aug 2018 #28

Old saying from when I grew up. Scruffy1 Aug 2018 #31

To try to get a clue about one of my brick walls in my genealogy csziggy Aug 2018 #44

I am legally 1/8 Cherokee. It's verified by a long tribal process. displacedtexan Aug 2018 #35

Exactly! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #57

Yes. My childhood was like Sen. Warren's. Credible NA heritage. nolabear Aug 2018 #43

Sounds similar shanti Aug 2018 #63

isn't it interesting that the descendents of the original inhabitants of this country are the niyad Aug 2018 #9

Likely because the results won't do her any favors. Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #10

I recently read about the Lumbee Retrograde Aug 2018 #55

There would be a conspiracy around the DNA test or not enough native blood lunasun Aug 2018 #11

Interesting; I had not seen that article. Thanks. Oops-- spooky3 Aug 2018 #21

There is a problem testing for Native American dna. Please read the article below. Very informative minoan Aug 2018 #12

Good info Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #30

Would you like to be tested to prove you are caucasian? redstatebluegirl Aug 2018 #13

I agree with other replies. Also, spooky3 Aug 2018 #14

I agree but... lame54 Aug 2018 #18

And if the test doesn't go her way? lame54 Aug 2018 #16

All my life, my parents told me that I was part Native American on my father's side. Lisa0825 Aug 2018 #17

If you had siblings who were tested they might have gotten different results. pnwmom Aug 2018 #52

If your question is anything other than "Why the fuck is this even an issue"... TygrBright Aug 2018 #19

Right on. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #24

This flotsam Aug 2018 #20

Must be bored today. Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #22

Because it's a lose lose proposition Blaukraut Aug 2018 #25

My understanding of this issue gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #26

Why should she? That's intrusive and she is under no obligation to prove her heritage.... George II Aug 2018 #27

How many other candidates? Barack Obama. Plus anybody running against an anti-Semite ... Hekate Aug 2018 #40

Did you ever read the kid's book, "If you give a mouse a cookie"? FSogol Aug 2018 #29

cool story bro ! stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #32

A DNA test would not necessarily prove yes or no on her heritage. yellerpup Aug 2018 #33

You could have parents who are both half Italian Rustynaerduwell Aug 2018 #36

Fuck Republicans. Stop playing their stupid games. Call the media out on it. Yavin4 Aug 2018 #37

+100% and then some!!! oasis Aug 2018 #50

Like Obama was supposed to produce his birth certificate? It is an outrageous demand... Hekate Aug 2018 #39

Because she's not culturally Native American at all and the whole thing was a bad idea Recursion Aug 2018 #41

a) It's HER business not our b) caving into bullies is wrong & c) DNA for ANY ethnicity... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #42

SAFE DEM DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #46

The tests aren't accurate for smaller percents of racial groups, and she was only claiming pnwmom Aug 2018 #47

Because DNA testing isn't the magic answer ancestry.com Retrograde Aug 2018 #48

I grew up hearing that I had cherokee and black foot in my family heritage. honeylady Aug 2018 #49

Are you serious? jcgoldie Aug 2018 #53

That's the fundamental flaw in your premise. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #54

+ a gazillion Retrograde Aug 2018 #58

President Obama publicized his birth certificate and look how arthritisR_US Aug 2018 #56

The Cherokee Nation wants a paper trail to prove relation to someone on the Dawes Commission Roll tirebiter Aug 2018 #59

Maybe because she didn't claim to be Native American. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2018 #60

Probably because she figured out her ancestors were lying to her MaryMagdaline Aug 2018 #61

Warren's clame to Native American ancestry. Arkansaw Aug 2018 #64

Thanks, and welcome to posting (I see you've been spooky3 Aug 2018 #67

A couple of my ancestors had the Mormons baptizing imaginary dead people. hunter Aug 2018 #65

She's white. Everyone knows...including her. nt LexVegas Aug 2018 #66

Warren has probably realized by now that being NA Raine Aug 2018 #68