My grandmother for years said we were like 1/32 native american… something about her having a grandmother named “Hawk” or some such. Well, my sister just took a test and it turns out we have absolutely zero native american DNA. Apparently this is a common story.
Doesn’t mean you don’t have a Native ancestor that far back but at that point the amount inherited can be negligible/undetectable. And that grandmother’s grandmother might have only been half, making less likely to find. It’s even possible to have no DNA from an ancestor (which seems paradoxical). There is a lot of pride taken in the possibility of a Native ancestor.
So you’re saying even if Warren took the test and had no Native DNA, she still might have a Native ancestor? If that’s the case, why would she risk seeming wrong even if she isn’t?
And that’s one of the better scenarios. When you game this out, the opposition can have a line of attack prepped that works regardless of the test’s outcome. One such attack could be “DelayGate” – why did she hold off on getting a blood test for so long? Could she have detectable Syphilis antibodies from a previous infection? Is that why she did one of those “ancestry-only” tests instead of a full medical bloodwork analysis? Instead of “Pocahontas” she’s now called “Syphilitic Liz” and so on. Now just like Obama’s birth certificate, the media can go on about how Syphilis doesn’t make you crazy if you catch it early enough, and that Warren’s policy positions are unlikely affected by her medical history.
Dom, I don’t think there is a DNA test that will reliably indicate a person to be French. The testing simply isn’t attuned to that.
Well, if the test shows no European ancestry at all, you can safely check France off the list.