Jo Ann, Quite the contrary. You carry your mother's mtDNA, she carries her mother's mtDNA, and so on. Read all about it on the FTDNA site, below... http://www.familytreedna.com/description.html#mtDNA Mitochondria - mtDNA Tests mtDNA: tests the mtDNA of females and the female lineage of males for HVR1 (16001 to 16569). Results are placed in our mtDNA database and when 2 people show the same identical polymorphism, we will inform both parties if you have both signed the FTDNA Release Form. The customer receives a report generally describing mtDNA, the meaning of polymorphism, your differences from the Cambridge Reference Sequence and the meaning of probability between matches. Ethnic and Geographic Origins - "Eve's Daughters": this test also allows you to identify your ethnic and geographic origins, both recent and far distant, on your direct maternal line. Among other features, this test will be able to indicate your Native-American Ancestry and which of the 5 major groups that settled in the Americas you are most likely to be descended from. Or, it will point to African Ancestry or other ethnic origins, known as the branches related to "Eve's Daughters". Note that since we are testing only your maternal line, the results will not have input from any spouses along the way. r/Steven -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jo Ann Whitworth" <[email protected]> > Thanks, Steven, I would love to be able to prove descendent, but I am from > the female line, and my understanding is that only males in the line can > take the DNA, is that correct or am I mistaken? > > Thanks for your sweet note, Cindy. I think we should all just be "Indians" > and let the "Chiefs" fight it out themselves, regardless of what race or > nation they come from. I am a proven descendent of a pure-dee Moonshiner, > but if someone emails the board claiming to be Al C.(the Chicago gangster), > I am not going to get uptight about it. :) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:30 PM > Subject: [SPAM]Re: [NCWILKES] From a descendent of the Native people to > JoAnn > > > > one good way of proving american indian bloodlines is going to FTDNA and > > testing your Y-DNA and/or mtDNA....best option if you can't prove it on > > paper.... > > Steven > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Beam, Cindy L" > > > >> Jo Ann, > >> > >> I've been reading the posts, and I have to say you were doing a good job > >> of trying to defuse the tension. I, too, am supposed to be descended > >> from the Cherokee, according to family stories, and I have no proof of > >> that being a fact. Thank you for trying to "keep the peace". > >> > >> Cindy > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jo Ann Whitworth > >> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 4:46 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [NCWILKES] [SPAM] From a descendent of the Native people to > >> JoAnn > >> > >> Jodi, my grandmother was said to be a full-blooded Cherokee, so if that > >> ever gets proven then I guess that would make me a a descendent of the > >> Native people, too. But I still say, let the guy alone. If he thinks > >> there was a Robert Arms, or a Chief RunningBear, more power to him. I > >> did not say I found him amusing, I said I was amused by his (and your) > >> messages, and all this fuss about who is and who is not a member of the > >> Cherokee Nation. I thought we were doing genealogy on this site, not > >> fighting the Indian Wars all over again. > >> Actually, I was trying to make peace between the two of you, by throwing > >> in a bit of humor. > >> Jo Ann > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jodi Friedman" > >> To: > >> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:46 PM > >> Subject: [SPAM][NCWILKES] From a descendent of the Native people to Jo > >> Ann > >> > >> > >> > Jo Ann, > >> > > >> > I am a true and proven descendant of the Native people > >> > of the Rio Grande and we do find it offensive when > >> > someone claims to be a descendant of a Fake Chief. His > >> > ancestor was no Chief of the Cherokee Nation. There > >> > was no Robert Arms or Chief RunningBear or > >> > StandingBear in any Cherokee Nation per the tribes > >> > themselves. There are many people who are out there > >> > that pretend to be Indian. Why?????????????????? I am > >> > glad you find him amusing but the true native people > >> > do not! > >> > > >> > Jodi > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ________________________________________________________________________ > >> ____________ > >> > Never miss a thing. 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