TRIBAL GENEALOGY
Researching Native America Indian Ancestry:

One of the most common questions we get from our visitors is how to trace our heritage and lineage of Indian ancestors and/or how to get enrolled with a federally-recognized American Indian tribe on an Indian reservation in the United States.

DNA testing for genetic ancestry is also a popular subject.

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) is an informative official US government resource for Native American Indian genealogy www.doi.gov:

US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) FREE PDF GUIDE DOWNLOAD covers general information about TRACING INDIAN ANCESTRY the TRIBAL ENROLLMENT PROCESS the BENEFITS & SERVICES PROVIDED TO AMERICAN INDIANS & ALASKA NATIVES the CHEROKEE INDIAN ANCESTRY information about and online copies of the DAWES ROLLS, and a TRIBAL LEADERS DIRECTORY DOWNLOAD PDF for information about how to contact tribal offices in North America (telephones, addresses, reservations, websites, statistics, ect.).

NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES AND REPATRIATION ACT (PDF DOWNLOAD) the complete text document from the National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior.

ACCESS GENEALOGY Web site is specialized in Native American Indian genealogy research and information about North American Indian tribes, including DNA databases, records, rolls.

Make sure you see their "Where to Start" articles designed to assist beginning researchers -- it used to be near the page bottom of the Access Genealogy link.

Genetic Ancestry Testing What is it -- Why is it Important? (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov article):

Genetic ancestry testing, in which genetic data are used to estimate the geographic origins of a person's recent ancestors, has grown rapidly in popularity. A recent estimate indicates that more than 26 million people worldwide have undergone genetic ancestry testing by direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies.

These tests provide information about an individual's ancestral roots, and they can help to connect people with their relatives, sometimes as distantly related as fourth or fifth cousins. Such information can be particularly useful when a person does not know their genealogical ancestry... SOURCE PDF

FAMILYSEARCH.ORG: How many ancestors do I have?

ANCESTOR Calculator
Each generation doubles your direct maternal/paternal ancestors -- the biological parents who got you into this life. Example: Your parents provide 2 ancestors (mother/father). Your grandparents provide 4 maternal/paternal ancestors. Your great grandparents provide 8 ancestors. Your great great grandparents provide 16 ancestors....
GENERATION YOU born 2025	ANCESTORS 0
Your Parents 2005, 1 gen.	2
GrandParents maternal/paternal pairs 1985, 2 gen.	4
Great GrandParents 1965, 3 gen.	8
Great Great GrandParents 1945, 4 gen.	16
Great Great Great GrandParents 1925, 5 gen.	32
Great Great Great Great GrandParents 1905, 6 gen.	64
GGGGG GrandParents 7 Generations, 1885	128
GGGGGG GrandParents 1865, 8 gen.	256
GGGGGGG GrandParents 1845, 9 gen.	512
GGGGGGGG GrandParents 1825, 10 gen.	1,024
GGGGGGGGG GrandParent 1805, 11 gen.	2,048
GGGGGGGGGG GrandParents 1785, 12 gen.	4,096
GGGGGGGGGGG GrandParents COLONIAL INVASION (California) 1765, 13 gen.	8,192
GGGGGGGGGGGG GrandParents 1745, 14 gen.	16,384
GGGGGGGGGGGGG GrandParents 1725, 15 gen.	32,768
GGGGGGGGGGGGGG GrandParents 1705, 16 gen.	65,536
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GrandParents 1685, 17 gen.	131,072
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1665, 18 gen.	262,144
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1645, 19 gen.	524,288
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1625, 20 gen.	1,048,576
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 21 Generations, 420-YEAR MODEL 1605	2,097,152
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1585, 22 gen.	4,194,304
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1565, 23 gen.	8,388,608
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GP 1545, 24 gen.	16,777,216
23 Greats Grandparents 25 Generations, 1525	33,554,432
Those 33.5 million grandparents are only the latest 25 generations of biological parents who are directly responsible for your life. They represent 500 years (from about 1525), based on 20-year reproduction cycles -- you could recalculate on 18-year cycles, but I chose 20.
21-GENERATION, 420-YEAR MODEL: One stone block equals one grandparent. Experts say there are some 2.3 million stone blocks in the Great Pyramid of Giza (photo above). To visualize your ancestors -- only the biological parents who got you here over the past 420 years -- from about 1605: If you counted only the last 21 generations of YOUR Family Tree -- you have exactly 2,097,152 maternal and paternal grandfathers and grandmothers -- nearly completing the Giza model. I cannot think of an analogy for 600 generations... maybe the stars in our galaxy? But the number defies human comprehension....

SOCIAL SERVICES Web portal:

KUMEYAAY.INFO provides an index of service providers in Southern California area to provide information about social services available to Native American Indians in the greater San Diego County area. Among these top service providers, you will learn how to find and apply for medical, health and wellness services for California Indians living in both urban and reservation areas, including tribal TANF providers.

MEET YOUR COMMUNITY:

SAN DIEGO COUNTY INDIAN COMMUNITY Web portal. Meet your Southern California reservation and urban Indian neighbors, professional pictures, news, events blogs...

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