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Friday, November 18, 2005

Genetics - Lumbee Indians

Genetics - Lumbee Indians: "The Lumbee Tribe Regional DNA Project in conjunction with the extensive genealogical research resources of the Huxford Genealogical Society and other Lumbee researchers will help determine (and prove) whether a participant is a descendant of a Lumbee Tribe ancestor.

Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic genealogy tests verify a man�s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.

The Lumbee Tribe Regional DNA Project is open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) descendants of a Lumbee Tribe ancestor. This project is both a Y-Chromosome (direct paternal line) and a mitochondrial DNA (direct maternal line) study. "

1 Comments:

  • At 3:44 PM EST , Blogger Quo said...

    I wonder how this will be done as historically the Lumbee are people of biracial and tri-racial orgins. How is one to determine what percentage of which race, (American Indian, White, Black), constitutes a Lumbee.

     

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