Tokio13 t1_j79l5nk wrote on February 5, 2023 at 3:11 AM

Reply to comment by moldyfishfinger in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud

I've heard a lot of native people won't donate for those DNA tests, so there isn't many to compare against. Doesn't mean his family is lying.

My mother is half Chiricahua and also had a DNA test and it shows no native DNA but my grandmother is registered, as far as I know. I think my grandmother's brothers do (or did, not sure if still alive) live on a reservation.

Also, DNA passing isn't always a perfect mix. Maybe you get a little more of A, a little of B, none of C but your relative does get some C.

moldyfishfinger t1_j79s6p5 wrote on February 5, 2023 at 4:14 AM

I'd agree but my dad's cousin did it and confirmed he had native ancestry. Can't link to my other comment about it