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I agree that joke is perhaps the wrong word, but I saw it as the topic of a few memes relating to ancestry. DNA is also only part of the story when it comes to
by 22c 3y ago
I agree that joke is perhaps the wrong word, but I saw it as the topic of a few memes relating to ancestry.
DNA is also only part of the story when it comes to ancenstry, I'd argue it's probably the least important part unless you're talking about physical features or genetic disposition. I can see it being entirely possible that a great grandparent grew up on a reservation, learned all the customs etc. but was not born of native American parents.
As you mention as well, being adopted etc. isn't uncommon. It doesn't mean you can't identify strongly with the culture of your parents just because you didn't get any of their genes.
- astrange 3y ago> I can see it being entirely possible that a great grandparent grew up on a reservation, learned all the customs etc. but was not born of native American parents. In this case they almost universally just made it up. (Specifically it's usually about a "Cherokee princess", though that might be a stereotype. It's never a different tribe though, just Cherokee.) In some cases it turns out their ancestors were part black and covered this up by claiming to be native though. > As you mention as well, being adopted etc. isn't uncommon. Oh, I'm talking about adultery.