Category Archives: Canada

Native Male Y DNA Haplogroup C-P39 Branches

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Roberta Estes

I am extremely pleased to provide an update on the Haplogroup C-P39 Native American Y DNA project. Marie Rundquist and I as co-administrators have exciting discoveries to share. As it so happens, this announcement comes almost exactly on the 4th … Continue reading →

Posted in Acadian, Appalachia, Canada, DNA, Micmac | Tagged DNA | 15 Comments

John Iron Moccasin, Story of a Sioux Man

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Roberta Estes

Occasionally, the project administrators of the American Indian project at Family Tree DNA are presented with a rare opportunity to test an individual who is either full-blooded Native or nearly so. Recently, a Native Sioux man, John Iron Moccasin, born Earl … Continue reading →

Posted in Algonquian, Canada, Chippewa, DNA, Kaskaskian, Mexico, Mohawk, Sioux | 5 Comments

Further Analysis of Native American DNA Haplogroup C Planned

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Roberta Estes

Haplogroup C is one of two Native American male haplogroups. More specifically, one specific branch of the haplogroup C tree is Native American which is defined by mutation C-P39 (formerly known as C3b). Ray Banks shows this branch (highlighted in yellow) along … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Cree, DNA, Miawpukeks, Micmac | 18 Comments

Native American Haplogroup X2a – Solutrean, Hebrew or Beringian?

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Roberta Estes

I was very pleased to see the article, “Does Mitochondrial Haplogroup X Indicate Ancient Trans-Atlantic Migration to the Americas? A Critical Re-Evaluation” by Jennifer Raff and Deborah Bolnick. This is one of those topics that gets brought up over and over … Continue reading →

Posted in Algonquian, Anthropology, Anzick, Archaeology, Archaic Indians, Asia, Beothuk, Canada, Chippewa, Clovis, DNA, Europe, History, Jemez, Kennewick Man, Michigan, Micmac, Migration, Montana, Navajo, Ojibwa, Sioux, Solutrean | 8 Comments

Some Native Americans Had Oceanic Ancestors

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Roberta Estes

This week has seen a flurry of new scientific and news articles. What has been causing such a stir? It appears that Australian or more accurately, Australo-Melanese DNA has been found in South America’s Native American population. In addition, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Aboriginal, Alaska Natives, Aleut, Algonquian, Anzick, Archaic Indians, Asia, Athabaskan, Australia, Canada, Chippewa, Clovis, Cree, Denisova, Education, First Nation, History, Kennewick Man, Lake Baikal, Mexico, Micmac, Migration, Montana, Neanderthal, Ojibwa, Origins, Research, South America, Tsimshian | 3 Comments

“A Little Flesh We Offer You” – Indian Slaves in New France

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Roberta Estes

We generally don’t think of the French Canadians as slave owners, of either Indians or Africans, but Indian slavery was legalized in what is now Canada in 1709. In fact, in 1725, half of the colonists who owned a home … Continue reading →

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Native Amercan Gene Flow – Europe?, Asia and the Americas

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Pre-release information from the paper, “Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans” which included results and analysis of DNA sequencing of 24,000 year old skeletal remains of a 4 year old Siberian boy caused quite a stir. Unfortunately, it was also … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Archaic Indians, Asia, Canada, DNA, Europe, History, Lake Baikal, Maps, Migration, News, Origins, Paleoindians, Research, Teeth | 4 Comments

Acadian Maryland Historical Marker Unveiling

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Acadians, as we know, are a French-Canadian people who settled at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1605 (replica above) and intermarried with the Native people, primarily Mi’kmaq. They were expelled from Canada by the British in 1755 and set adrift, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acadian, Canada, Louisiana, Maryland, Micmac, Migration | 2 Comments

5,500 Year Old Native Grandmother Found Using DNA

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Members of the Metlakatla First Nation Community near Prince Rupert, BC who collaborated with an international team of scientists in a genetic study of aboriginal people, including excavated remains that link them to their 5,500 year old Grandmother. Photograph/handout courtesy … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, DNA, First Nation, Metlakatla, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Ancient DNA Analysis From Canada

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Recently a new academic paper focused on Native American ancestry hit the news. Ripan Malhi’s molecular anthropology and ancient DNA lab at the University of Illinois, shown above, in Urbana, Illinois has successfully extracted DNA from remains of individuals whose bones … Continue reading →