However, the genetic signature of West Eurasian ancestry in Native American people is found equally in all Native American genomes tested to date, and as such, predates the evolution of regional genetic structur
When Warren’s claims to Cherokee ancestry were scrutinized closely by genealogists, no one could find her ancestors among those named on the Dawes Roll, which the government intended to be a master list of Cherokee surnames, finalized in 1906. (Although they did find one ancestor during territo...
It was not uncommon for Unangan to marry Russians and convert to the Russian Orthodox faith, and quite a few Unangan—some with Russian surnames—worked for the Russian-American Company. During this time, British and American merchants were rivals of the company. A period of bitter competition...