Louis Côté was suspicious of a DNA test that supposedly proved roots. So he tested the company,…

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Louis Côté was suspicious of a DNA test that supposedly proved roots. So he tested the company, including a cheek swab of a dog. Understatement of the day: "I don't feel very good for the people who paid for these tests."

Lab's DNA results say this chihuahua has 20% Indigenous ancestry

When Louis Côté became suspicious about a Toronto-based laboratory that tests DNA ancestry for a self-proclaimed Indigenous group, he decided to try an experiment by submitting a sample from his dog for analysis. He was told his chihuahua had Abenaki and Mohawk ancestry.

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legalbeagle

Jun 18, 2018

I am not surprised. It is time we stick to the only version which makes true sense. We are all human?

Hontas

Jun 18, 2018

IF you test your DNA for any reason get test by two independent labs. Only believe the parts that both labs agree on. Then compare your DNA to Clovis Anzick-1's DNA. Matching that 12,700 year old boy won't get you tribal membership but it proves a genetic connection.

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