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by suelevin1
Thu Sep 17, 2015 10:08 pm
Forum: African
Topic: newfound species Homo naledi
Replies: 1
Views: 9446

Re: newfound species Homo naledi

Very interesting, DJ! It's hard to believe that mysteries still exist to be discovered!
by suelevin1
Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:19 pm
Forum: Cherokee
Topic: Do I have Cherokee Ancestry?
Replies: 12
Views: 46729

Re: Do I have Cherokee Ancestry?

Raven, I think I replied to your question but just in case I didn't- if Cherokee Admixed showed up in your top 50 populations, you definitely have some Cherokee in your ancestry.

Sue
by suelevin1
Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Guatemalan Mestizo
Replies: 8
Views: 24922

Re: Guatemalan Mestizo

According to Dr. Yates' book "Cherokee Clans" there is a clan called Wild Potato that may reflect travels of Cherokee in South America. There is also some evidence that Cherokee fled from Texas into Mexico in the 1830s after an assault on their village. http://cherokeenationofsequoyah.com/...
by suelevin1
Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: Cherokee
Topic: Do I have Cherokee Ancestry?
Replies: 12
Views: 46729

Re: Do I have Cherokee Ancestry?

Mark, the Cherokee match test will not give you any further information than what you have in the Fingerprint Plus. The Cherokee match is for someone who wants to confirm or eliminate Cherokee ancestry, and you have already done that. Your Alaskan match could be a result of emigration from Asia as i...
by suelevin1
Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:23 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Welcome
Replies: 4
Views: 12215

Re: Welcome

Very good information- thanks!!
by suelevin1
Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: Hispanic
Topic: Hispanic Heritage
Replies: 3
Views: 22102

Re: Hispanic Heritage

The order of the top 50 populations is a mathematical calculation so in that sense they are listed from "more" to "less". However, the variances are often statistically too small to count. In general, you can group them together and count each group as almost the same. The first ...
by suelevin1
Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:11 pm
Forum: Melungeon
Topic: What is Melungeon?
Replies: 2
Views: 8817

Re: What is Melungeon?

Angkor, your green dot in Tennessee is Melungeon. It shows up as European on the map- we only have a few shapes designated and Melungeon is a mixture of races including European.

Sue
by suelevin1
Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:03 pm
Forum: Cherokee
Topic: Cherokee DNA Match Help
Replies: 13
Views: 49601

Re: Cherokee DNA Match Help

HI, Bailey- I will be working on your report. The results will give you a likelihood of Cherokee ancestry. I can't comment on your other notes until I see your previous report, which I hope to do in the next few days. Until then...

Sue
by suelevin1
Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: Native American
Topic: Native American - Choles - Chiapas Mexico
Replies: 3
Views: 9256

Re: Native American - Choles - Chiapas Mexico

There is an interesting article about Chiapas at http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/chiapas.html. In it, I read that while Chiapas is in the Mayan area, the Chiapas are a separate culture from the Mayan, who were Guatamalan. I am continuing to research your post- hope this helps for now.
by suelevin1
Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:06 pm
Forum: Jewish
Topic: Jewish markers with Iberian background
Replies: 37
Views: 220147

Jewish markers with Iberian background

Most of us think of Iberia (Spain and Portugal) as being Christian countries, so having Jewish markers doesn't make sense. In order to understand, you have to go back over 500 years to the days of the Spanish Inquisition. The Inquisition was established to preserve Christianity by killing heretics, ...

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