Is there a genetic test to find out if u have Native American ancestry?

Question

It is rumored that someone in my family like a great great grandparent was Native American Indian.....is there some kind of test to prove that I am of native american descent....if I am Native American would i still be considered white?

Answer 1

Yeah Geneticists can find genetic markers in your DNA to trace your ancestry...

Answer 2

A DNA test can maybe give you a clue. DNA is not an exact science, and there are many things which come into play on whether or not a DNA test will tell you what you want to know. First of all if you are female and your ancestor was male...no good you won't have the traits, same thing if you are male and your native ancestor was female. The specific markers they look for that determine whether or not you have native ancestry are passed along gender lines. Although a mother passes the genes to all her offspring only her daughters will pass those genes on to their offspring.

I have done some research on DNA testing and my results can be seen at my website. Here is the webpage:
http://www.coolrogue.net/genealogy/dnatestingpt1.html

You will probably have to do some genealogy work and trace your ancestry back starting with yourself and working back. It's a long road, it took me over 20 years to find my links to my Native American ancestors. And if you do make the connection the next step is what you do with it. Are you looking just for the personal satisfaction that you come from a proud heritage? Are you looking to connect further with the tribe or nation that your ancestor was part of?

Answer 3

unsure of reason at the back of try. it may be extra much less costly to examine your family individuals tree & see the place your loved ones comes from. Ask kinfolk & examine on line. close by individuals do not supply unfastened DNA sorting out & won't settle for it interior the Cherokee tribe as evidence of lineage. Jewish if there's a actual concern that must be hereditary -insurance or government could pay for sorting out. Many agencies are attempting to make money with $seventy 9-$129 try even inspite of the undeniable fact that it extremely is a gimmick, as you nevertheless does not comprehend your ancestry.

Answer 4

Greetings,

Below is an entry from Wikipedia describing the types of DNA test and what they may reveal.

Autosomal testing, Y-DNA, and mtDNA testing can be conducted to determine Amerindian ancestry. A mitochondrial Haplogroup determination test based on mutations in Hypervariable Region 1 and 2 may establish whether a person's direct female line belongs to one of the five[verification needed] recognized Native American Haplogroups, A, B, C, D or X. If one's DNA belonged to one of those groups the implication would be that he or she is, in whole or part, Native American. Comparisons with tribal-specific haplotypes is at times possible. Trace Genetics has amassed a databank of mtDNA sequences from American Indian individuals. Comparisons to this or other databanks may suggest tribal affiliation, though no federally recognized tribe considers DNA as admissible evidence for enrollment. Instead, membership in a tribe is based on the record of names of one's direct ancestors on tribel-specific Native American censuses prepared during treaty-making and relocation to reservations in the 1800s.

Complicating factors in identification are the Native American name controversy and recent evidence that indigenous North American Mitochondrial Haplogroups may not be limited to the five named. The vast majority of Native American individuals do belong to one of the five identified mtDNA Haplogroups. Many Americans are just discovering their Native roots, however. The small chance of belonging to one of the acknowledged lineages, particularly in the case of male lines, which were almost entirely eradicated by the process of history, does not deter some from attempting to validate their heritage with the goal of gaining admittance into a tribe. These tests, moreover, are ideal for adoptees with Native American ancestry. There are many such adoptees or their descendants in U.S. and Canadian society because of past policies of assimilation.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test

This article previously published in Native Voice discusses DNA and its risks to Tribes.
http://www.williams.edu/go/native/tallbear_bolnick%20_dna.pdf

FamilyTreeDNA offers a Native American ancestry test for under $200
http://www.familytreedna.com/ngene.html

Good luck with your search.

Answer 5

You can have your DNA tested, but even if it comes back as positive, you won't be Native due to "blood quantum" because it is five generations removed. You would only be 1/16th Native.

Go to a powwow and discover what you've been missing.

Answer 6

There is an ancestry test. Mine cost me $1500. It only tell percentages. It does not tell you what tribe.

The best thing to do is to start with yourself and work backward to find you roots.

Answer 7

A DNA test can give clues to your ancestry. They are not cheap and insurance will not pay for such a test.

Answer 8

A cotton swab and 400 bucks will answer your questions.

Answer 9

Yes there is go to:
http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/2007/10/23/sorenson-genomics-genetree-launches/
Good luck!