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Very interesting! I would say to reach out to some genealogy communities. My grandmother had tons of research done in her life and loved doing it. Also met a lot of people and they could share. I didn’t get much into it and heavily regret it now that she’s gone. It truly is an amazing insight into history and the stories we’ve lost.
I can definitely sympathize. Though I had done my own 23andme prior out of geeky intrigue, it is really the loss of my grandparents that truly catapulted things.
I know what that nagging feeling of regret is like; it is hard to do so, but I’ve found it important - crucial, really, in choosing to go down the rabbit hole - to keep an equally strong hold over your mind as your heart. Meaning, it is silly to think we could have ever known to - and may have very barely had any real opportunity to - seek out or preserve something as then-relatively foreign as “DNA.”
Doesn’t make the “if only’s…” any less real though 😔
I'm not an expert at this by any stretch, but I have read that some ancestor DNA will disappear over generations. It has to do with the fact that each person gets half their DNA from each parent. So some genetic material doesn't get passed down. There are some long and detailed articles about this on the web, as it's a question that seems to come up a lot.
1) I am wondering why, as a direct descendant, my DNA results do not indicate any form of Native American heritage 2) What is the best or most effective way to move forward? Where do I go from here?
Any suggestions/references as far as Native American genealogical research would be much appreciated!
From my limited and yet endless reading thus far, Catoneras was quite the remarkable woman. If you have not heard her name before, I would highly recommend looking her up.