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DNA Testing for Native Ancestry

By Murray Lee for PWNA | Published: April 28, 2015

DNA testing for Native ancestry. genetic markers cannot perfectly predict whether someone is Native and they certainly cannot test or predict a specific tribe.

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What is an Indian? Blood Quantum

By Vince Two Eagles | Published: December 13, 2011

Being an Indian can be defined by the amount of Indian blood one has in their background. It varies among tribes and for the federal government it is one-fourth Indian blood qualifies them as an Indian.

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