I need some understanding on some FF results In the Population Finder, can someone give me some insight to the South American portion here for: Native American (South American) Columbian, Karitiana, Surui 2.74% ±0.18% this is the total: Europe (Western European) Orcadian 85.88% ±2.47% Native American (South American) Columbian, Karitiana, Surui 2.74% ±0.18% Middle East Druze, Iranian, Jewish, Palestinian, Adygei, Bedouin 11.39% ±2.52% To date I really only 'get' the Orcadian part (meaning it doesn't mean this portion comes only from the Orkney Islands, but from a larger surrounding area (right?) I looked up Karitiana and Surui and these are two Amerindian groups from Brazil, but does this mean the person referenced is really up to 2.74% Brazilian Amerindian, or really a mixture of Columbian, Karitiana and Surui exactly? or just part of a more inclusive group of South American Amerindians? Not sure if I'm making sense, but I think I know what I mean. melissa springer robards

I guess I'd treat the South American tribes as a proxy for the broader label Native American. I do have the impression that most people with Native American ancestry from North America show up with similarities to the Maya and Pima, the other two Native American populations in the reference populations. They're in the Central American category here: https://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=22#1039 The limited number of populations do serve reasonably well as a proxy, since all Native Americans are descended from a relatively small number of founders relatively recently (compared to Europeans). However, I'd be curious to know if there's any common denominator among people who are classified in the South American section. Maybe you could post a query on the FTDNA Forums and ask how many people get that result. Ann Turner On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 7:45 PM, M Robards <[email protected]> wrote: > I need some understanding on some FF results > > In the Population Finder, can someone give me some insight to the > South American portion here for: > > Native American (South American) Columbian, Karitiana, Surui > 2.74% ±0.18% > > this is the total: > Europe (Western European) Orcadian 85.88% ±2.47% > Native American (South American) Columbian, Karitiana, Surui > 2.74% ±0.18% > Middle East Druze, Iranian, Jewish, Palestinian, Adygei, Bedouin > 11.39% ±2.52% > > To date I really only 'get' the Orcadian part (meaning it doesn't mean > this portion comes only from the Orkney Islands, but from a larger > surrounding area (right?) > > I looked up Karitiana and Surui and these are two Amerindian groups > from Brazil, but does this mean the person referenced is really up to > 2.74% Brazilian Amerindian, or really a mixture of Columbian, > Karitiana and Surui exactly? or just part of a more inclusive group > of South American Amerindians? Not sure if I'm making sense, but I > think I know what I mean. > > melissa springer robards > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >