Focus On: Native American Ancestry Claims
Contributed Post Research has found that up to 8.5 million Americans of mixed-race ethnicity claim to have “Native American” blood. This may seem like a harmless statistic, and in a country the size of the US, 8.5m may not seem like many– yet this number actually reveals a cause for concern. Native American activists have long felt the burden of people claiming Native American ancestry. The recent popularity of DNA testing has lead many people who long considered themselves to be white discovering they have a Native American ancestor somewhere in their bloodline, undoubtedly contributing to the 8.5 million figure. Yet for those in the Native American community, this number is particularly troubling. DNA blood tests are too vague A DNA blood test may be…
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