Did you get Indigenous Americas - Yucatan Peninsula on your Ancestry DNA results? This region is one of 87 Mexican regions and sub-regions currently available on Ancestry results. In this post, learn more about this fascinating region and its people, as well as: The Yucatan Peninsula has a long, fascinating history. Central to the story …
Did your Ancestry DNA not show Native American heritage in your results? In this post, learn the reasons why your Native American roots might not have shown up on your Ancestry results. We know how the saying goes: "DNA doesn't lie". But what does it mean when you know for sure that you have Native …
Did you get 1% Native American DNA on your DNA results? What does it mean? In this post, learn what it means to find 1% of your DNA matches this region. The ethnicity estimate is one of the most popular reasons for DNA testing. Many people want to explore their ancestry, and believe that they …
Are you wondering if 23andMe can detect Native American ancestry on their DNA test? In this post, learn how to trace your Native American DNA on 23andMe.
What does Native American on your 23andMe results mean? Learn more about your results, and discover how to find your indigenous ancestor in your family tree.
In this post, you'll learn what Indigenous Americas on Ancestry DNA is, as well as how you may have inherited this region. Plus, find out how to trace your indigenous ancestry. Whether you got 1%, 10% or 100% Indigenous Americas DNA on your Ancestry DNA results, you are in excellent company. There are more than …
Will American Indian ancestry show up on a DNA test? In this post, find out if Native American DNA from your ancestors will show up on your DNA results.
If you got your DNA results and saw that you have Native American DNA from the North, Central, South region on Ancestry, you are among the hundreds of millions of people who can trace their ancestry back to the indigenous peoples of North and South America. This is an amazing legacy. In this post, I …
Are you interested in learning which DNA company is the best for detecting Native American ancestry? With all of the DNA news of late, it's no wonder that this has become a popular topic. In this post, I'll tell you which two companies offer the best test for finding Native American roots - and I'll …
Have you heard the news? Elizabeth Warren had her DNA examined by an expert, and guess what? Senator Warren does, in fact, have Native American DNA. It has been, and likely will continue to be, a contentious subject among both her followers and supporters. In this post, I'll explain her results and talk about how …
If you have the Native American DNA ethnicity in your results, you probably want to learn more about it. In this post, you will learn why you have Native American DNA even if you weren't expecting it, as well as: Where is the Native American DNA ethnicity located? Many people read "Native American" and immediately …
If you have Mexican ancestry, you might be wondering whether or not you have Native American DNA. Or maybe you already did a DNA test, and you want to know more about how and why your Mexican roots might show up as Native American on a DNA test. In this post, I'll discuss this, plus …
One of the unique challenges that you might encounter while researching your Mexican DNA matches is endogamy. What in the world is endogamy, and what does it have to do with Mexico and DNA matches? Endogamy is simply a fancy word that means intermarriage within a particular community or area. Basically, it's just the practice …
Have you heard from others that Native American doesn't show up in DNA? I get this question frequently, and I've seen people suggest that Native American DNA doesn't show up on DNA tests in online forums. In this post, we'll dispel this myth, and address some reasons that could explain why Native American doesn't show …
If you received your My Heritage DNA Ethnicity Estimate and saw Central American on your results, you might be wondering what this actually means. I know that I was very confused when I saw this on my husband's report, and it led me to investigate this further. As it turns out, anyone with Native American …
If you are Mexican, or have Mexican roots, you might be wondering what Mexican Ancestry DNA results look like? Or if you already got your results back, maybe you want to compare yours to some other people from Mexico to get an idea whether yours fit in. What you will learn in this post is …
Many people are puzzled when they get their Ancestry DNA, 23 and Me, or Family Tree DNA results back and see that they have a percentage of Iberian. A question that sometimes comes to mind, especially because of some misinformation that has been spreading online, is whether or not having Iberian ethnicity also means that …
Ethnicity estimates are a fascinating aspect of DNA testing, and sometimes people are surprised by what they see, and it becomes very important to explain the findings. If you have Iberian and Native American in your ethnicity results, you might be wondering if the simple explanation is that you have Hispanic or Latino ancestry. In …
We were you expecting to see Native American DNA in your ethnicity estimate from your DNA test? You are not alone in asking the question of why Native American ancestry doesn't show up in your ethnicity results. There are a few common reasons why this happens, and we'll talk about them in this article. Reasons …
In this article, you will learn the basics about what makes the Gedmatch admixture results different than the ones provided by your testing company in your ethnicity estimate, and which admixture calculator is the best Gedmatch test for Native American. One of the most popular reasons for people to upload their DNA to Gedmatch is …
People have all sorts of motivations for doing an Ancestry DNA test. One popular reason is to search for Native American Ancestry, or to confirm it. This leads to an obvious question: Does Ancestry DNA Test For Native American ancestry? In this article, I'll show you what Native American results look like on the Ancestry …