Native Americans and DNA Testing

Discussion on the topic of DNA testing and Native Americans.
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[KingJames-qelv]

The main reason why they called them "the 5 civilized tribes". Is because they submitted to the system.

[pamelawatson]

Believe what your ancestors told you about who you are. The government had an agenda to erase Black Indigenous people. We became mulattos, Negroes and Freedman. So true that recognized tribes are political. My dna from 23 and me stated that I
was over half my dna was "unassigned" or could not be pinpointed. 36% African and 14% European. My maternal roots are Cherokee, Orangeburg, SC

[YouGotOptions]

Its funny how both "Blood Quantum" and the "One Drop Rule" were both weaponized against ADOS folks to help create and maintain a system of accrued disadvantage.

[jeffgarrison]

I agree with you both on all counts.
I have native American ancestry, .
My grandfather was born just outside of the Navajo reservation at a time when being native American made life very difficult, and he and his parents had dealt with terrible racism and discrimination. I won't allow the system to analyze my blood, I don't trust any of them. I know in my heart who and what I am and I am very proud of my ancestry. I relate to my native American roots and I do my best to honor my ancestors. It doesn't matter to me if a piece of colonial paper says. I don't think that they should be allowed to make or affect tribal policies.

Bless you both and bless us all

[tamikaspencer]

Thank you for making this video. I have been saving this for the longest time and people have been Battling me tooth and nail.

[billhamilton]

I don, t understand how a commercial entity has become an accepted authority in determining ancestry.

[naasofficial]

Fun Fact: All the DNA that is tested to Black Americans during an "ancestry DNA test" comes from a new york 'Algonquian indian' burial ground. Their secret burial grounds that was reclassified to n*gro/slave burial ground in the 1700s, than recently renamed to an African burial ground.. Its location sits where the new york state building currently is in Manhattan. the graves were desecrated, dug up in 1991, used for the human genome project between 1991-2003 and submitted as sub Saharan DNA and listed as such, which is the single source of DNA most black Americans being told that they descend from sub-Saharan tribes match with . After the study, they shipped the bones and buried them in "memorials" across different parts of Africa. Washington post did a story on it, see in the replies .

[natboxerturner]

Awesome discussion!!! This was a much needed discussion. Thanks family!

[THECABSOURHERE]

Thank you indigenous education, setting the records straight

[maiingan]

My sister had worked in rolls for years at our tribal offices and my other sister took classes on our history and got into great detail on our various treaties. Both of my sisters are a wealth of information, which reminds me I haven’t talked with them in awhile and better get on it. Thank you for that.

There is so much to learn from this very interesting and serious subject. I look forward to learning more from the both of you. Thank you for this, or better said, Miigwetch! (Thank you!)
Be well!

[jobrien]

Bless you both for continuing to drop the knowledge.

[herublackgold]

Love the education that I receive from the both of you, revelation is real and it continues to come fourth

[andreamuro]

I love what you all have to say, I agree with many things you say. You see through the mess of what is happening and calling it out! love it

[tonimoore]

The first time I did ancestry dna I had indigenous dna after they upgraded their system I no longer have indigenous dna. 🤔🤔

[Luci_S]

When I took the DNA test, mine came back 2/3 indigenous (Native American). I my maternal ancestry is consistent with that of Native American lineage (A2 haplogroup) leading up to tribes in Mexico and the Southwest (U.S.A.) to federally recognized tribes.

While I am reconnecting with my ethnic and cultural identity, I must say that it was a difficult life of understanding I had to go through just to find answers about my family. My cousins are confirmed relatives from the Navajo, Pima, and Pueblo tribes (still narrowing down): All 2nd and 3rd cousins! This means I have either a close ancestor with Navajo or Pima tribes that I am narrowing down. I just want affirmation for my ancestors, respect the traditions, and honor/remember them even though I wouldn't be accepted on political classification. I will, however, continue to identify as Native American because I refuse to contribute to demographic genocide! I am not Hispanic/Latino!

It's important to mention that just because people find their European ancestor in the Dawes roll, this doesn't mean they are also Native American: The term $5 Indian exists for a reason (settlers/colonizers bribing officials to be put on that list for $5).

I will continue to fight with and for my native relatives and support them! LET'S GO!!!

[MaLiArtworks]

I wondered why I had not seen you on my timeliness. I'm glad to see you both again.

[beloved]

I live in Ga. I am from NJ and so is my tribe. I see sooo many natives here. You can see it in their faces and the red color in their skin. Its gives me joy

[virtualbabe]

Thanks for making this video! Because I took the dna 🧬 test on ancestry and it said 2% indigenous then dropped to 1% but I found a Chickasaw great grand parent (8th) on my dad side on my mom side I found a freedman and his wife’s line I found Indians as I got further in her lineage

[cosmicdreamerz]

Here's my thing things can't go both ways. (They are very selective on purpose you can pick and choose who is or isn't it's either you're related or not) The only way to be American Indian or indigenous American is by being "black" brown "negro" Moreno (these terms are all misnomers meant to erase and reclassify and legally take away rights) (a person who doesn't know who they are doesn't have rights)
. How do people think the real indians look like? I can tell you that the true indians have been misclassified. So called "black - African Americans" "Hispanic" "Latino" "Afro Latino" are indigenous to America obviously each case is different (not everyone who is "black"/ brown is indigenous to America but most are) I'm talking about the brown people not recessive or European. These lands used to be connected. Division is a disease. Language doesn't make you another group people speak the conquerors language. A person can speak English but that doesn't make you English or European right? A person can speak Spanish but that doesn't make you Spanish right? It really baffles me people need to learn the difference between. Nationality, ethnicity, phenotype, and culture. I understand that most schools don't teach that but it's all by design. They know if we all come together we are powerful we are great. The tribes are getting lighter and lighter and the blood is diluting is because they are kick the true people out. They want you to think that that blood is going extinct but it's not. You're looking at them everyday they just have been reclassified. They do this because they want what is yours. They know that everything here belongs to you ancestrally they would be nothing within contact. They owe a lot not because of bondage because you are the rightfully landowners. And above all else is the past identify as indian was a death sentence basically that's why people didn't really talk about it. If it was it way behind closed doors. It was outlawed. There's a lot of agendas and narratives learn discernment. None of their his-story adds up.

[AmericanIzness]

Yet I am told that I’m an African from a distant unverifiable and UNKNOWN ancestor.