Cherokee DNA Match Help
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:33 am
I'm a returning customer of DNA Consultants. I love the company, by the way, very informative and just great to work with. Anyways, I just bought the Cherokee Special Update last Monday and I was curious to what extent the Cherokee DNA Match test can "confirm" Cherokee ancestry. I know it's not a ticket for tribal membership {which I'm NOT seeking} but can it confirm or suggest the presence and/or probability of Cherokee ancestry in any way or amount?
I guess what I'm asking is not if it can or not confirm Cherokee heritage to some degree. I'm not sure how else to put it. Here's a little background on me below to help give you a better idea on what my results might look like:
I'm a 23 year old adoptee and Anthropology student. I got 3 out of 4 Native American markers on my 18 Ethnic Marker Panel and showed a high match green dot on Michigan Native American which included many Cherokee in that sample, according to Dr. Yates. I'm also tested with 23andme, AncestryDNA and I'm on Gedmatch, and I have some Cherokee matches. I'm still awaiting my results from DNA Consultants but what does anyone think on this test? Could there be a small chance of me having some Cherokee ancestors?
Oh! Forgot to mention- I also have two green dots in the Florida region of the Native Americans on my World Ancestry Map as well as in Michigan Native.
I guess what I'm asking is not if it can or not confirm Cherokee heritage to some degree. I'm not sure how else to put it. Here's a little background on me below to help give you a better idea on what my results might look like:
I'm a 23 year old adoptee and Anthropology student. I got 3 out of 4 Native American markers on my 18 Ethnic Marker Panel and showed a high match green dot on Michigan Native American which included many Cherokee in that sample, according to Dr. Yates. I'm also tested with 23andme, AncestryDNA and I'm on Gedmatch, and I have some Cherokee matches. I'm still awaiting my results from DNA Consultants but what does anyone think on this test? Could there be a small chance of me having some Cherokee ancestors?
Oh! Forgot to mention- I also have two green dots in the Florida region of the Native Americans on my World Ancestry Map as well as in Michigan Native.