RLP 214: Native American DNA with Roberta Estes

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Roberta Estes, author of DNA for Native American Genealogy. We talk with Roberta about strategies for discovering if the myths in your family about nativer american heritage are true. We talk about federal recognition of tribes, documentary research, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA testing, and using ethnicity paintings of autosomal DNA segments to help isolate Native American DNA.</span></p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/3zUh96n"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">DNA for Native American Genealogy</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Roberta Estes - affiliate link to Amazon - https://amzn.to/3zUh96n</span></p> <p><a href="https://dna-explained.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://dna-explained.com/</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- Roberta Estes' website</span></p> <p><a href="https://nativeheritageproject.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Native Heritage Project</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">-  https://nativeheritageproject.com/</span></p> <p><a href= "https://nativeheritageproject.com/2015/12/02/samson-occom-the-presbyterian-mohegan/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Samson Occom, the Presbyterian Mohegan</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- example of a post at Native Heritage Project -</span> <a href= "https://nativeheritageproject.com/2015/12/02/samson-occom-the-presbyterian-mohegan/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://nativeheritageproject.com/2015/12/02/samson-occom-the-presbyterian-mohegan/</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://dna-explained.com/2012/08/22/the-dna-pedigree-chart-mining-for-ancestors/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The DNA Pedigree Chart – Mining for Ancestors</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">- by Roberta Estes,</span> <a href= "https://dna-explained.com/2012/08/22/the-dna-pedigree-chart-mining-for-ancestors/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://dna-explained.com/2012/08/22/the-dna-pedigree-cha