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can i be connected with my tribe? native american?

Im not native american cause im not with my tribe but if i had knew what tribe that my great grandmother was in a dna test that prooves im half american indian , can i actually go back to my native american tribe that my great grandmother was born in? can i be connected back? If its possible. I would happy if i can. Can You also give me more info about it?

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  • Maxi
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    No Government in the world accepts DNA as proof of ancestry and that includes Native American Tribal Governments, so no you are wasting your time and money doing DNA testing, it is purely an entertainment products.

    If you want to investigate your family story then you research and that starts with you as you have to prove each and every connection from yourself back to the claims family story NA ancestor, your research starts at home with your own birth certificate which is a connecting records showing you and your parents on one record this will help you find other real records at home http://familytimeline.webs.com/recordsinyourownhom...

  • 7 years ago

    NO!!!! 1, There is no tribe in the US, at least that accepts DNA testing,

    2. YOU have no "tribe", if you did you would be a member of that tribe and would be actively involved with it.

    3. IF you ancestor was registered on the DAWES ROLLS there is a slight possibility that you can "PROVE" your ancestry, however, none of the tribes that are part of the DAWES ROLLS are accepting application for membership. IF the person who you state is Native American is your Great-Grandparent, their children would be 1/2; their Grandchildren would be 1/4 and their GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN would be 1/8 and there are very few Native American tribes that accept any one with that amount based on Blood Quantian.

    You can LEARN more about it on Access Genealogy.com

    Source(s): Genealogical researcher 40+ years, Anthropologist & retired Instructor, also have Grandson who is documented 1/4 Native American.
  • 7 years ago

    dna is NOT ACCEPTED by any tribe, since it does not show name of a tribe. The only thing acceptable is standard research. Your gr grandmother being native american, would not make you 1/2 in the least.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Ummm - that would be a little like me trying to become a Huguenot, and make a living with musket, ax and horse-drawn plow. You are what you are. You can read about your ancestors, and read about the history of the area they lived in, but that's about it.

    While you're reading, read about the rates of alcoholism and unemployment among Native Americans on reservations. It's not pretty.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    yes you can get more information regarding your tribe on Wikipedia then the zones where they were in more numbers or geographical places where your tribe flourishes....then connect people of dat region through social media and try to find a possible match ....

    write a blog ,,,,for search of your tribe people who have been your tribesmen can get you

    also you can have a video for searching your tribe and post on youtube

  • 7 years ago

    yes

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    yes

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