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by SwellJoe
3885 days ago
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I'm just one data point, but I'm from South Carolina, and one side of my family had a Cherokee ancestor myth when I was growing up. And, after having my DNA tested by 23andme, I found it was exactly that: A myth. I have no Cherokee (or otherwise Native American) ancestors, despite there being a belief in my family that there was a Cherokee ancestor. I always suspected it was bogus; I actually kinda figured it was racist white folks' way to explain away dark skin and broad noses in our family tree without acknowledging black relatives. (But, it turns out my theory was also bogus. My family tree is Scottish, Irish, English, and Dutch.) |
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