I was told my grt gran-mother was Iroqoui, Perry county ,PA near duncannon. She was married to a german man named meyer.I don’t know her name. A lot of Indians in that area were buried on an Island on the susquehanna river that flows thi know I am 1/8 AMerican Indian and would like more info on this. I tried the court hooouse in duncannon but it was burned down yrs ago. Thanks
There is a lot of confusion when it comes to the Indian census rolls, mainly refering to the Southwestern area of Arizona, California, Coloradoand New Mexico. Many were not created until the 1930’s. There were many indian natives who lived on small native lands by waterways and were not documented as such on any of the census due to them not residing on the newly development of “reservations”. Many native americans lived in such isolated and remote areas, and they were not counted in the census rolls and then later considered, “mexicans” from the lands of Mexico, presently southwestern America. Many of the native people were sometimes married out of the tribe to non native, european Americans outside the reservations. With this in mind, they too were not listed on any of the Indian rolls. This left many natives out of any documentation of their native ancestry. Today, many natives have fallen through the cracks of documentation flaws and have become a tribe without a home literally.
In the 1800’s, many mineral mines were opening across the southwest. Many natives tribes did not look favorably of natives working in the mines. So, many were excommunicated from the native tribal community due to this. Many tribal leaders felt moving away from communities gave away to new influences of the New immigrants and easterners moving West. This left the notion that many if the natives left the sacred surroundings of cultural obdiences and family traditions. The influx of anglos from the east and the presence of American government rulings proved detrimental due to the unpredictability of the future intentions of the newly formed government.
Now with new foreigners arriving and the hardship many natives were now faced with, left many with so much uncertainty of the future of the livelihood of the Indian nation. With the chance to become financially independent from the new arrivals of immigrants into the west, many natives who went to work in newly formed mining, Many, if not all Natives, were look upon negatively by the tribal nations for leaving the securities of the native communities. Not only did native Indians leave to work in the mines but also many became ranchers and farmers providing goods to residences of the newly formed mining towns.
With reference to the census rolls, many non natives anglos married native Indians and began having children. Many of these Anglos were submitted into the Indian rolls making them now native. It was unfortunate that the native nations looked negatively on the natives who didn’t follow the American formations of the “reservations” and relied on the U.S. government on the little support provided and mistreatment the local indian natives received. This mistreatment led many to not conform to the “reservation” and chose to seek a life outside the reservations where they had built homes outside the communities of their tribal ancestors. You can’t place blame on the natives that chose to make a living elsewhere to provide a life for their families rather than being confined on reservations unknowing the intentions of the newly formed reservations of the 1800’s and the uncertainty of the future survival of those in that time if unrest.
Many native american families who now live have lived away from the communities of the Indian reservations and were not documented on any Indian rolls are left out of their communities to carry on traditions as a whole. Many Familes rely on traditions passed down from their great grandparents and other family members. There are many natives indians in the southwest who live outside the native communities for no fault of their own. With new generations coming to DNA to seek out their cultural and ancestral rights are being turned down yet again. With many tribes not considering DNA as a factor to prove ancestral connections, this leave many without a connection to their community of their culture.
Hopefully, DNA will play an intricate part of bringing back family members who were left out due to the circumstances of uncertainty at a time of unrest and mistreatment of the native community. Many of us have strong DNA percentageS of around 25% to 60% of native American DNA from the southwest. Many have categorized the native Americans of the southwest, who don’t live on reservations, as Mexican or Hispanic, leaving their native Indian ancestry behind forever. Until DNA will be accepted in the native American communities if the southwest, we will have to wait and see how it will be moving forward.
Based on DNA, I tested 63% Apache/Navaho.
I am a CPA and in no way in need of money.
I just want to know my family ancestry.
What is the quickest way to learn more about Apaches and who can welcome me with open arms to this end.
I was told my great Grandmother and my grandmother were 100% Cherokee born in the Cherokee mountain, Nc and my grandmother was a teacher and they only had the Bible to teach from, I have all thier names and there last home address, and were everyone’s buried birth and death dates, on the census for April,1 1940,found it was marked white on the census, this was my dad’s mother and grand mother haven’t learned much about his fathers side, so if the two women were 100% that makes me 25% correct? Well how much does it cost to have a DNA blood test done? And where would I go? Thank you oh so much.
Excluding any from your maternal side, 6.25% – but be aware that most Cherokee were already heavily admixed by 1800 – so you could be substantially less.
I’m currently seeking the proper procedures to prove my indigenous heritage . The DNA process appears to be a great starting point.At your earliest convenience please reply with the necessary information to begin my discovery process.Thanking you in advance with the utmost gratitude and sincerity.
My boyfriend says he’s uncle was Indian but he left at a young age that they have no idea if he’s alive it dead and he’s family don’t remember he’s name which I find that crazy .. how can he proof that he does
If his uncle is part Indian, then your boyfriend is too. Gdnelogy tesearch should reveal that. So should an ethnicity test. The Family Finder test is on sale now. Link is on the sidebar of the blog.
I’m 51 percent native American. I’m also adopted how do i go about trying to find out what tribe I would be long to. My family comes from Mexico but originally came from Europe. Where do i start
I’m looking just to prove that I am American native indigenous, my mother was Cherokee and blakfoot, her father was full blood Cherokee my grandmother was blackfoot and had some German they say , I was adopted an my heritage was hidden on paper, I need help , if you can help me I greatly appreciate it, thank you for your time , Debi Deathridge
I was adopted at 3 years old and I don’t know what my mother or father are but I took an Ancestory DNA test which showed me I have 69% Native American in me. I’ve wanted to associate myself with my roots now that i know them (partly), how can I go about researching a tribe or even a deeper knowledge of where I come from?
I was told my grt gran-mother was Iroqoui, Perry county ,PA near duncannon. She was married to a german man named meyer.I don’t know her name. A lot of Indians in that area were buried on an Island on the susquehanna river that flows thi know I am 1/8 AMerican Indian and would like more info on this. I tried the court hooouse in duncannon but it was burned down yrs ago. Thanks
There is a lot of confusion when it comes to the Indian census rolls, mainly refering to the Southwestern area of Arizona, California, Coloradoand New Mexico. Many were not created until the 1930’s. There were many indian natives who lived on small native lands by waterways and were not documented as such on any of the census due to them not residing on the newly development of “reservations”. Many native americans lived in such isolated and remote areas, and they were not counted in the census rolls and then later considered, “mexicans” from the lands of Mexico, presently southwestern America. Many of the native people were sometimes married out of the tribe to non native, european Americans outside the reservations. With this in mind, they too were not listed on any of the Indian rolls. This left many natives out of any documentation of their native ancestry. Today, many natives have fallen through the cracks of documentation flaws and have become a tribe without a home literally.
In the 1800’s, many mineral mines were opening across the southwest. Many natives tribes did not look favorably of natives working in the mines. So, many were excommunicated from the native tribal community due to this. Many tribal leaders felt moving away from communities gave away to new influences of the New immigrants and easterners moving West. This left the notion that many if the natives left the sacred surroundings of cultural obdiences and family traditions. The influx of anglos from the east and the presence of American government rulings proved detrimental due to the unpredictability of the future intentions of the newly formed government.
Now with new foreigners arriving and the hardship many natives were now faced with, left many with so much uncertainty of the future of the livelihood of the Indian nation. With the chance to become financially independent from the new arrivals of immigrants into the west, many natives who went to work in newly formed mining, Many, if not all Natives, were look upon negatively by the tribal nations for leaving the securities of the native communities. Not only did native Indians leave to work in the mines but also many became ranchers and farmers providing goods to residences of the newly formed mining towns.
With reference to the census rolls, many non natives anglos married native Indians and began having children. Many of these Anglos were submitted into the Indian rolls making them now native. It was unfortunate that the native nations looked negatively on the natives who didn’t follow the American formations of the “reservations” and relied on the U.S. government on the little support provided and mistreatment the local indian natives received. This mistreatment led many to not conform to the “reservation” and chose to seek a life outside the reservations where they had built homes outside the communities of their tribal ancestors. You can’t place blame on the natives that chose to make a living elsewhere to provide a life for their families rather than being confined on reservations unknowing the intentions of the newly formed reservations of the 1800’s and the uncertainty of the future survival of those in that time if unrest.
Many native american families who now live have lived away from the communities of the Indian reservations and were not documented on any Indian rolls are left out of their communities to carry on traditions as a whole. Many Familes rely on traditions passed down from their great grandparents and other family members. There are many natives indians in the southwest who live outside the native communities for no fault of their own. With new generations coming to DNA to seek out their cultural and ancestral rights are being turned down yet again. With many tribes not considering DNA as a factor to prove ancestral connections, this leave many without a connection to their community of their culture.
Hopefully, DNA will play an intricate part of bringing back family members who were left out due to the circumstances of uncertainty at a time of unrest and mistreatment of the native community. Many of us have strong DNA percentageS of around 25% to 60% of native American DNA from the southwest. Many have categorized the native Americans of the southwest, who don’t live on reservations, as Mexican or Hispanic, leaving their native Indian ancestry behind forever. Until DNA will be accepted in the native American communities if the southwest, we will have to wait and see how it will be moving forward.
Based on DNA, I tested 63% Apache/Navaho.
I am a CPA and in no way in need of money.
I just want to know my family ancestry.
What is the quickest way to learn more about Apaches and who can welcome me with open arms to this end.
I addressed the “how to” in my book. Best of luck to you. https://dna-explained.com/2021/11/12/dna-for-native-american-genealogy-hot-off-the-press/
I was told my great Grandmother and my grandmother were 100% Cherokee born in the Cherokee mountain, Nc and my grandmother was a teacher and they only had the Bible to teach from, I have all thier names and there last home address, and were everyone’s buried birth and death dates, on the census for April,1 1940,found it was marked white on the census, this was my dad’s mother and grand mother haven’t learned much about his fathers side, so if the two women were 100% that makes me 25% correct? Well how much does it cost to have a DNA blood test done? And where would I go? Thank you oh so much.
I wrote about that here: http://dna-explained.com/2012/12/18/proving-native-american-ancestry-using-dna/
i can’t beleive I’m Algonquin and Cherokee.
If my paternal grandmother’s father was 1/2 Cherokee and my maternal grandmother had some Indian blood what would my percent be?
Excluding any from your maternal side, 6.25% – but be aware that most Cherokee were already heavily admixed by 1800 – so you could be substantially less.
My grandfather, my father’s father, was 50% Blackfoot tribe. My mother 100% European. What % does that possibly make me ?
This article explains how to figure. https://dna-explained.com/2015/06/09/how-much-indian-do-i-have-in-me/
I’m currently seeking the proper procedures to prove my indigenous heritage . The DNA process appears to be a great starting point.At your earliest convenience please reply with the necessary information to begin my discovery process.Thanking you in advance with the utmost gratitude and sincerity.
There are at least two articles under the Help tab at the top of the blog page that will be of interest in working with your Native Heritage.
My boyfriend says he’s uncle was Indian but he left at a young age that they have no idea if he’s alive it dead and he’s family don’t remember he’s name which I find that crazy .. how can he proof that he does
If his uncle is part Indian, then your boyfriend is too. Gdnelogy tesearch should reveal that. So should an ethnicity test. The Family Finder test is on sale now. Link is on the sidebar of the blog.
I’m 51 percent native American. I’m also adopted how do i go about trying to find out what tribe I would be long to. My family comes from Mexico but originally came from Europe. Where do i start
http://Www.dnaadoption.com
If I’m 50% native american is my mom or dad 100%
Or both could be 50%.
I’m looking just to prove that I am American native indigenous, my mother was Cherokee and blakfoot, her father was full blood Cherokee my grandmother was blackfoot and had some German they say , I was adopted an my heritage was hidden on paper, I need help , if you can help me I greatly appreciate it, thank you for your time , Debi Deathridge
Hi Debi. Have you seen this article? There are steps here to help you. https://dna-explained.com/2017/11/01/native-american-dna-resources/
I was adopted at 3 years old and I don’t know what my mother or father are but I took an Ancestory DNA test which showed me I have 69% Native American in me. I’ve wanted to associate myself with my roots now that i know them (partly), how can I go about researching a tribe or even a deeper knowledge of where I come from?
Here’s a list of resources for you: https://dna-explained.com/native-american-dna-resources/
Great great great great great great grandfather was Cornelius van tassell.
I’m very interested in following my inherited Indian pedigree and what I can do with it.
My grandmother told me that her grandfather was full blooded Cherokee. I would like to find out.
I have an informational page devoted to Native American genetic genealogy here: https://dna-explained.com/native-american-dna-resources/