Comments on: Moral Quandary with DNA Testing Ethnicity http://dnatestingcenters.net/moral-quandary-with-dna-testing-ethnicity.html Select the right DNA testing center for you Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: chipoltespice http://dnatestingcenters.net/moral-quandary-with-dna-testing-ethnicity.html/comment-page-1#comment-141 chipoltespice Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:57:14 +0000 http://dnatestingcenters.net/?p=62#comment-141 "Americans are lining up for advantages for Native Americans, casino money and health services even if their DNA findings reveal a minuscule connection to the race. For $100.00 to $350.00, information garnered from a simple cheek swab can reap thousands of dollars in financial advantages." No tribe in the US accepts DNA testing for enrollment. You have to prove this on paper. I think Americans are obsessed with finding a Native American ancestor. However, services like 23andMe can detect a NA ancestor within 5 generations (4th great grandparent) are are dispelling family rumors of *supposed* Native ancestry. The family rumor that great grandma was a Cherokee Indian and you see 100% European, great granny was most like admixed or non-Indian. “Americans are lining up for advantages for Native Americans, casino money and health services even if their DNA findings reveal a minuscule connection to the race. For $100.00 to $350.00, information garnered from a simple cheek swab can reap thousands of dollars in financial advantages.”

No tribe in the US accepts DNA testing for enrollment. You have to prove this on paper. I think Americans are obsessed with finding a Native American ancestor. However, services like 23andMe can detect a NA ancestor within 5 generations (4th great grandparent) are are dispelling family rumors of *supposed* Native ancestry. The family rumor that great grandma was a Cherokee Indian and you see 100% European, great granny was most like admixed or non-Indian.

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