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In reply to the discussion: DNA Heritage Tests - Why Would E. Warren or Anybody Bother? [View all]MineralMan
(146,286 posts)72. Exactly. This thread is about whether E. Warren should
feel compelled to do it. In the process, I shared my opinion about such testing. Few noticed the reference to Elizabeth Warren. That's interesting in itself, I think.
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The DNA test I got even cited the same two counties where my father had found his relatives.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#114
I think most of the people who have an issue with her accounting of her heritage
bigtree
Mar 2018
#62
both grandparents came from Oklahoma...born in the territory..NA stories everywhere in our oral
samnsara
Mar 2018
#55
Government recognized tribal affiliation has to be proven via enrollment records
bigbrother05
Mar 2018
#61
It should be whatever feels right to you -- but it wouldn't be a sign of disloyalty to your parents.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#96
My good friend recently discovered her sister is really her half sister.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2018
#108
Of course I would never want anyone to be required to get a DNA test.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#29
This is an area of DNA testing that actually can be helpful. I'm an older adoptee...
WePurrsevere
Mar 2018
#94
FWIW, Ancestry does what's called autosomal testing so gender isn't an issue.
WePurrsevere
Mar 2018
#111
My mother completely lost touch with cousins she loved who moved when she was young.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#32
I have some cousins on my father's side who I haven't seen for over 50 years.
MineralMan
Mar 2018
#34
Well, you don't. That doesn't mean other people wouldn't be glad to find some long-lost relatives.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#40
Babies being swapped at birth would probably be a very big deal to anyone.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#49
I think if you had stated your OP in terms of whether EW was obligated to do it
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2018
#79
If you qualify to be on the Cherokee rolls because of your ancestors, then you're Cherokee.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#113
They would be breaking their contract if they do that and could be sued. Read the contract
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#116
I did it as an aid to genealogy; I already knew what my ethnic ancestry was.
Spider Jerusalem
Mar 2018
#117