A professional DECODED my missing DNA!

#findingyourroots #ancestrydna #dnatest #louisiana #africanamerican #italian #creole #23andme #familystory #genealogy #hiddenstories #history
I took a DNA test to find out who my mom's family really was. I did 23andme and then ancestry DNA tests. But the dna tests were very very wrong (and mostly unassigned!!). But a professional looked over the raw data...and I have a few surprises to share!
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Come join me on a new docu-series that explores identity, racial tensions in the South during the 20th century, and the unique experiences of those who historically called Louisiana home.
My name is Danielle Romero, and all my life, I have romanticized Louisiana.
Growing up in New York, it represented a place where I could step back the sepia-toned life of my great grandmother, Lola Perot, who died before I was born.
Now, it was time to go back to Louisiana--although I had no idea what the truth would be or what questions to ask---who was Lola really? Who were we?

[@nytn]

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[@saraschneider6781]

How do get in touch with a professional like this? Is it expensive?

[@nytn]

@@saraschneider6781 this was free, but it was for a project. I would join gedmatch and upload your raw data and browse some of the projects!

[@mustafagolubic2235]

​@@nytnDanielle. You shouldn't be surprised about your DNA results, because the Sicilians are a mixure of white Europeans, white North Africans, Arabs, Turks, Albanians, Greeks, etc. Even their language is different from Italian. In Sicilian, you will find Greek, Arab, Albanian words, etc.

[@clementmckenzie7041]

@@mustafagolubic2235 The concept of " white" did not exist when the Sicilians were mixing with other peoples of the Roman empire to become a new gene group. Based around predominantly Mediterranean populations. The groups that were added To the pre-northern European invasion, Italian population in Sicily were Greek, Ethiopian, Various Semitic and Persian peoples, Egyptians, and Arabs. and a small, but genetically significant in the surviving modern Sicilian population, number of West Africans.

[@elleanna5869]

Arriving late - sis, believing or not believing the results, you just live your life without bonding to something you have no control about. Just using this journey to understand how humanity is humanity and building on ancestry alone without soul and culture is delusional .have the best life❤️

[@64north20west]

More detail may be revealed as science improves and the pool of DNA grows. The work that you did to preserve audio, video, etc of those elders in your family is an incredible piece of the puzzle. Your honest and intense diligence will continue to pay off for you as well as future generations of your family. Such admirable work.

[@songs8619]

Love when you discuss the genealogy! When one focuses more on the history and migrations of people rather than the modern day politics, the DNA starts making sense or it's easier to understand the DNA information.

[@aliyahthegardenist]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@sarahkoren7294]

Absolutely! I will never understand those who try to say that they are better than others, or whose family history has suffered more than others, because of where their family came from. What are we, in competition, here? We are ALL Human Beings. I am proud of my family history and background, but that doesn't make me superior to others! I love learning about other cultures and histories. This whole only Black Africans are truly African is ridiculous. That is discounting a huge portion of the original peoples of Northern Africa, far away from the equator, so have less melanin in their skin. You don't hear Polynesians discounting part of their people because some lived closer to the equator and have more melanin (Fiji) but are lighter brown skinned in other areas ie Hawaii, Tahiti.

[@manub.3847]

Unfortunately, marketing companies such as 23&me , my heritage and the others use up-to-date mapping maps and often forget the history associated with personal DNA. Examples Europe and North Africa: a) assuming the DNA shows "Polish and Swedish and German markers", this usually means that the area from which the family originates was inhabited for a long time by a high number of the respective population group. = Today's Poland had a "German" population for many centuries and also Swedish and Danish trading and settlement areas (Viking Age), but the personal family of origin is considered "German". b) North Africa = European (Nordic, Germanic, Near Eastern, Spanish, Italian, Greek markers) = Roman, Greek conquests, Lombard settlements, Muslim expansion, slave trade, etc.) -> the family is originally considered Moroccan, for example. c) African markers may be recognizable by Roman settlements, trade, migration, slave trade, although the family is mostly Italian.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

​@@sarahkoren7294 I love the genealogy hunts. I also am a self appointed artist. When I see someone that is quite striking, I ask them where they are from. They usually looked shocked, aghast maybe. 😁 From whence are your ancestors from? I see facial features in proportions and I find there are some really beautiful features out there. And we start talking . Some often say, "Guess". I was pretty good at it. Shocked a few people. I only knew of a few dialects, but it made me appear clairvoyant. Ha. My son did his DNA and they broke down what he got from his Dad and what he got from me. I'm confused. I should have a lot of French but he got all his lower French from his Dad. According to it I have no French, Italian or Native American (he has no native American either) So I'm puzzled. Can I have Native American and he have none? I should have French.... I know the Irish settled in Northern Italy at one point.

[@annerussell-bruno9783]

❤

[@verlan3293]

Some possible explanations for your middle east/north african, jewish, and south asian ancestry: You probably already know this, but from what I hear, the 'middle eastern'-esque DNA definitely is coming from your Italian side, but it's not necessarily from an ancestor (recently) mixing with Italians, but it's coming from old DNA from the Arab conquests and colonisation of Italy and particularly southern Italy. Arab conquests in Europe also extend to Spain as well, and it is common for both Spaniards and Italians to score a lot of western asian~north african ancestry due to the history of colonisation centuries ago. It is very common for Italian Americans to score a fair amount of North African/West Asian ancestry particularly since the majority of Italian Americans are of Southern italian extraction rather than Northern Italian, which Northern Italy is the more "European" part of Italy to this day, phenotypically and genetically compared to the south. It also could be coming in from your northern mexican/texas heritage as well since there's a possibility you have distant Spanish ancestry in conjunction with your indigenous ancestry, especially since I remember in a previous video of yours you said that part of your great-grandmother's family from Texas spoke Spanish, presumably of Mexican heritage. Some Latinos, especially ones with a lot of Canary Island ancestry (especially more common for Latinos in the Carribean) will even get a Western Asian/North African paternal haplogroup instead of one that links to Southern Europe, hinting at Guanche ancestry, the indigenous people of the Canary Islands. A possible link to Jewish heritage is that many Latinos--perhaps most--score Ashkenazi Jewish, albeit an extremely small amount. The theory is that a number of conquistadors to the Americas were Conversos or jews in hiding after they were expulsed from Spain. The South Asian is there from Malagasy slaves. Some regions in the United States imported slaves from Madagascar and as a result, to this day, many black Americans will score South Asian and/or Southeast Asian ancestry (particularly Indonesian and Chinese) because of the history of mixing that happened in Madagascar

[@bethparker1500]

The Winans family in comedy and drama are originally slaves from Madagascar, Brother Ivory Winans was fascinated. A handsome family.

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

This is such a wonderful re-discovery. I am intrigued by the results. Thanks for sharing. ❤

[@nytn]

Me too!

[@LandDownUnder77]

I'm so thrilled to have discovered your channel, Danielle! It's incredibly fascinating. :) Cheers from NZ.

[@littlelambs7044]

I'm new to your channel and congratulations on finally learning and rediscovering the results of your dna! :D

[@James-oi7mz]

Very interesting! I'm glad you could be a part of the study! I'm hoping to do the test this year!

[@nytn]

Keep me posted, I love hearing the results even if we cant hang our hat on them! :)

[@rebeccamyott7041]

I'm so happy you got the answers you needed.!

[@annstephens3698]

Keep up the good work Danielle! God Bless You!

[@nytn]

Thank you! You too!

[@patrickdeady410]

It seems that you have made a really deep dive into your DNA and have been able to come to conclusions that make sense to you! I really enjoy hearing about your DNA journey. I have tested or uploaded at all 4 major companies and GEDmatch and find each company has some components that seem unique! For example, at MyHeritage, they have me at 8% Inuit which is not reflected at any other company! Thanks for continuing to post your incredible videos! I have also done Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA at family tree DNA and found a cousin in New Zealand who on yarns is almost a perfect match on the y-dna big 700 test! He and I are the only two individuals on the R-BY60612 lowest branch of the y-dna block tree. In september, i am goung back to NZ for my 4th vusit to see my cousin and his family! Thanks again for your interesting and informative videos!

[@Btopping3913]

Amen sister, tell the truth and we will all be blessed and free! Love the information

[@Calhorsey]

I recall one of your DNA tests showing Yucatan heritage, and you thought it was a fluke. Well, maybe it's not. I have both Mexican and Yucatan heritage. When I was poking about GEDMatch, there were quite a few algorithms you could filter your DNA through. I found the breakdown of Native American (north and south) to be lacking. But that's improving with time.

[@manub.3847]

Well, over time, more people and test results come together, so data that was initially described as "exotic, unclear" can be better classified.

[@MorningStarShabbath-wk7se]

They left my Navaho DNA COMPLETLY OUT... Its a proven FACT both sides of my family BOTH have Navaho DNA 🤬

[@sr2291]

Look at a PCA Map.

[@JanuaryGoat]

@@MorningStarShabbath-wk7se sometimes you just don't get certain DNA that is in your family tree, doesn't mean that it isn't present in others in your family

[@lonnieclemens8028]

Thank you for sharing your experience with DNA testing. It is interesting to watch your videos. I have never had a DNA test. But I have researched family records and searched the family tree.

[@nytn]

You are so welcome! I think a lot can be worked out with out the tests, but the DNA cousins side of it is magical.

[@charlayned]

I just discovered your channel. Liked/subscribed. As someone who has been trying to find the parts of my own tree (and I took the test at Ancestry way back), it's been a bit of a weird journey. My mom's side is pretty cut/dry and easier to follow with Musgroves, Southards, Morrisons, etc. And Coan because she was adopted by her aunt (who was a Musgrove) and her husband was a Coan so I only knew that for the longest since mom was adopted at age 4 after her parents died. Her Aunt Coy and Mom Mona were sisters. But my Dad's side of the family, oh boy, what a pain to research. I have 2 of the top 3 most common names on that side: Smith and Brown. Thank you Grandmother and Grandfather, what a monkey wrench to throw to you decedents!! I'm still trying to get back further than the civil war on the Smith side. I'm going to be watching more of your videos. The Finding Lola story was great, thank you for sharing!

[@messyjessy0420]

I would love to see a video on Romany ancestry. I did a search, so I'm sorry if I just overlooked it if you've done one already. Love your stuff, thank you!

[@Miki-fl9ez]

Your "Middle East" is because Sicilian cannot be explained only by Italic ancestry It's kind of a mix

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Yes this would be my assumption as well. Sicily was lined with Carthaginian settlements before the Roman conquest. The Carthaginians were North African Punic speakers originally from Phoenicia (in the Levant).

[@Miki-fl9ez]

@@etruscancivilization Cartaginians were (north) Africans, Phoenicians weren't though

[@leg414]

A very good audio and video and have you thought about or would use other DNA testing companies and to also research your family's verbal and photo lineage to see if you fully agree or not? Familial migration pattern do tell a good reference story as well. Sometimes these companies get it wrong and are totally off base. Peace

[@trishaanderson7344]

You are so blessed in your ancestory. So much potential and it is certainly showing in your youtube presentations. Of course southern Italy had many imigrants from the middle east and Africa over the centuries. Creating a diverse gene pool is what helps humans evolve. You are an important part of our evolution. Imagine all the wisdom you have in your ancesteral memory bank from the Indegenous peoples across the oceans.🙂

[@shadykatie100]

It looks to me like he did a very competent analysis of your DNA.

[@jamesemmerson4112]

I have italian ancestry and middle eastern usually comes up as a by product of this, it's very common. The phoenicians of modern day Lebanon were some of the first to colonise west sicily

[@hollymedici2936]

yes it was settled by people from the Levant caucus , Greece.

[@JustJami74]

This is fascinating

[@nytn]

It helped a little bit for sure

[@aliyahthegardenist]

Fascinating!❤

[@JSharpe427]

It is neat what he analyzed. From what i watched in your videos i can definitely see the Italian. I can also understand the irish. A friend told me in new York irish and italians didn't get along. Im sure its not true regarding all them because my friend had both ancestries and was from new York. Yes, learning about your ancestry is very neat as well as important.

[@SpanishEclectic]

Really interesting! The in depth analysis really makes sense. Also a lot of really great comments here, focusing on the science and history of different areas of the world, rather than current political agendas. The borders of countries surrounding the Mediterranean (in addition to their names!) have changed countless times.

[@jamespresident6577]

You're great keep it up 😊

[@user-nc2bf9vx5y]

You are a brave young lady and I admire you a lot.

[@selinaBARMAR2565]

This is great! I forwarded my DNA to other providers too and got more in depth results. I also seem to have some ancient roots along Druze, Lebanese etc., I have a dad that's basically half Irish and Afro-Mestizo, and the Latin regions seem to start from the Southern Cone of South America and up through Mexico and Puerto Rico. My dad's father I am guessing has more of the Middle Eastern ancestry since many of Latin American roots are also connected to the Southern Levant. Chromosome Painter is an excellent tool but it confuses me too. I think you explained it well though, it helped. Thanks!

[@mattpotter8725]

Very interesting video!!! Can't believe you just forgot about this. Also can't believe how long ago you first tested. The only thing that seemed odd to me was that Irish didn't seem to be in the 4 initial guesses, I'd have thought that would have been easier to distinguish, although I guess this might have been before a lot of people have, and is he had mainly people of an interesting mix of DNA maybe there just aren't many of Irish origin in his group.

[@nytn]

Matt, I know! I should have had a lot more Irish since my great grandpa was basically full. I refuse to let these DNA testers take away my Irish LOL

[@mattpotter8725]

@@nytn It is a lottery but laughing so much at this!!! Very true!!! I'm currently helping a fairly distant cousin to my 100+ year old Irish grandpa combining the DNA matches (and shared matches) of my grandpa and this cousin's mother and aunt and I'm astonished how different the two siblings are, so even in the same generation which bit of DNA you get and what you don't can make such a huge difference. I have to admit I'm a bit envious of your very varied ethnic makeup, being from the UK mine is fairly boring, just English, Scottish, and Irish!!!

[@nytn]

I love England and Scotland! I got obsessed with the Poldark book series a few years back and I will get to Cornwall if it kills me.😫💔

[@mizzhops]

If you have both African and indigeous American roots, it makes total sense that such a big part of your DNA was unassigned. There are still relatively few people in the global south that has done DNA-tests, so there is simply not enough reference material in the data bases to compare with to make accurate and exact matches. The majority of DNA-material that comes from Africans living in Africa, have been collected by scientists during research studies. Usually these studies have been very limited from a geographical point of view, so it is often pure luck to get a reliable match. As more and more Africans and people of African descent gets interested in their DNA-heritage, the matching between people of African descent and people actually living in Africa is going to be more reliable. That your heritage from the south of Europe is all over the place also makes sense. Partly because people living around the Mediterranean sea have been sailors and merchants since times immemorial, and therefore have been in close contact with each other (and we know that close contact between people usually lead to children). 😊 And partly because Europe and neighbouring countries have had a volatile past, with constant wars that have forced people to seek refuge in other countries. And eventually settling and integrating with different cultural groups than their own. Since you have Spanish/Portuguese ancestry I would have expected any jewish connection to be to the Serphadim line, not to the Ashkenazim. But maybe it is a really old connection and goes back to your Middle Eastern ancestry, that somewhere along the line met with an Italian merchant? Or the other way around; a Middle Eastern merchant that met with an Italian.

[@doylecole]

Rewatched after your My Heritage Test. The Chemist/Geneticist would be a great guest if he is still available. This journey through time and blood requires occasional back tracking as new research becomes available. You are a great resource. Thank you ❤ Happy Mother's Day 🎉

[@latincooligan]

Danielle, I'm a bit confused about your background. Did you say you were part Mexican with ancestry in Northern Mexico/South Texas? I'm just curious. I'm Mexican myself from the Northeastern region of Mexico, to be precise, and I've been living in South Texas since the early 1980s when I moved here with my parents and siblings. By the way, phenotypically speaking, you do resemble a lot of the Hispanic females in my neck of the woods. If you came down here, I'm pretty sure nobody would think you were from out of town, unless of course, they heard you speak. Anyhow, I like your channel a lot. I find the topics of genealogy and ancestry very fascinating. I just became a new subscriber. ¡Saludos!

[@nytn]

Welcome! Ive been confused about my background my whole life. Some ancestral roots are Northern Mexico/Coahuila/South Texas. The Ancestry update included "San Antonio" this last round, too. Was a total surprise! I often have people assuming I speak Spanish and it's sad for everyone LOL

[@jorgegonzales9815]

Very interesting stuff. Something to keep in mind is that the modern boundaries of countries can be deceiving as to personal origins. South Texas and Mexico did not exist prior to the 1800's. Different racial groups aren't specific as to these modern national boundaries. There are indigenous groups that today are on both sides of the the U.S. and Mexico border that previously were all in Mexico. In addition, Spain has been invaded by many different cultural and racial groups over the millennia including moors from Africa all contributing to the genetic readout of the Spanish. Also a genetic read-out that connects to African could be black African or middle eastern north African or a combination. And then there is the term "Mexican" which is not a race but a national origin. So someone identifying as Mexican could be full-blooded indigenous or full blooded European or a combination (mestizo). Modernly, the term Mexican is not associated with race but with a collection of cultural practices, music and food, common history, and language. Its all very confusing. But even tho I am white in my heart and mind because of the traditions I practice handed down to me from my parents and grandparents I am proud to be Mexican.

[@karenblack2869]

I understand that DNA tests were always dependent upon who got tested. It's like a numbers/averages thing and why our results can be so different over time. Also why people who thought they were (predominantly european) later found out they had a large percentage of something else as well. Perhaps ten years ago very few people of African descent were taking these tests. So maybe we should assume that in another few years this "science" will be even more dialed in! Great stuff, love your videos!

[@Heyokasireniei468sxso]

I just wanted to say thank you for taking this journey ,because you have been giving me much clarity around similar issues, as well accepting myself profoundly knowing that someone else has the courage to challenge what they were told about who they are and actually go against that and search for truth Do you realize how much gaslighting and brainwashing your breaking you are a unicorn most prefer comfortable lies especially if it gives them a privilege above others

[@nytn]

Thank you for being here and the encouragement. I sometimes question what I’m doing, but I’m a mama and I want my kids to grow up a way where there are no hidden parts to the story

[@Heyokasireniei468sxso]

@@nytn I relate 1000%

[@Boy_Gentle]

I think it’s very interesting. It also shows that we are all connected…we need to see each other as relatives

[@nytn]

Yes!!

[@cloisterene]

My unassigned DNA is on the maternal portion of my 19th chromosome, taking up about half of that side, and it's the fraction of Native American inherited from my gg-grandmother. I know, because in an 'official' (monitored) company discussion forum I learned about a hack for previewing a scheduled ethnicity update, and got a screenshot before it disappeared. They now toss out any results less than 1%. But tiny fractions of autozomal are vitally important because they may represent one or more gg-grandparents. Anyhow, my mtDNA is also from her. Originally it was reported simply as "X", but has been reclassified a couple times since...A group of Mayans from the Yucatan Peninsula migrated probably across or around the Gulf of Mexico in canoes to Florida, then gradually up the East Coast ultimately to New England and Eastern Canada. Then split off from the Iroquois several hundred years ago when they resettled in the southeastern US region and became known as the Cherokee. While up north for centuries they inhabited the same territories that Vikings tried to claim at various times, and I'm convinced there was some genetic mingling.

[@sandrasmith7091]

Amazing 😮

[@JessJoanne]

If I got this correct, the project was from 10 years ago? I am curious to see what may have changed, if anything. This is all so interesting to me. As I watched this, I was looking up the different areas and reading more. It is crazy to see how much the information can change. I had a small percentage of Iberian and that changed overtime. I thought I was Italian also, and still can't seem to find where that came from and why it doesn't show in my results?? My maternal grandfather's side looks Italian, but I don't have enough information. Just stories. Thank you for sharing this!

[@nytn]

So the raw data should never change, just the interpretation of it through the company reporting. But yes his project was that long ago!! I hope your Italian reappears, maybe it's hiding with my Irish somewhere 😬

[@JessJoanne]

@@nytn Thank you for the reply! I hope I find it too. Somehow my maternal grandfather was called little dago. Though some feel insulted by this, it didn't seem to be a negative thing for him from the stories I have.

[@Frodojack]

Your DNA can also be classified as "near DNA" and "far DNA," referring to the length of time distance involved. For example, your Native American DNA would have their ancestors in East Asia. It's interesting that the dot in the map in the Americas was focused on the Yucatan in southernmost Mexico, where the Yucatec are located. They are the largest Maya group (300,000 persons) in Mexico, followed by the Tzotzil (120,000) and the Tzeltal (80,000) in neighboring Chiapas. So your Native ancestors may have come from there. On the other hand, if I recall correctly your older results indicated Mexicans near the border. If it was near the Arizona border the people group dominant there are the Yaqui, and if it was closer to Texas then probably the Coahuiltecan. Going far enough back their ancestors all crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia and before that probably around Mongolia. Ultimately all of your ancestors (and mine, and everyone else's) can be traced to East Africa around Ethiopia and Kenya. On your Sicilian side, most of the Italian immigrants to Louisiana did come from Sicily, especially cities and towns such as Cefalu, Monreale, Palazzo Adriano, Sambuca, and Palermo. There was also a large Sicilian community in Tunis, in modern Tunisia (in North Africa). Don't forget that the Moors or Saracens (primarily Muslim Berbers from North Africa) controlled Sicily for almost two hundred years. After the Normans conquered Sicily under Roger I most of the population were Muslims, but in time many left for North Africa and those who remained converted to Catholicism.

[@patkelley8293]

I might do another test. Just to compare to my brothers. Very interesting!

[@lalababayaga]

I just did a 23&Me DNA test this year and found out my Sicilian ancestors had trace Levantine / Middle Eastern ancestry, after my dad jokingly saying we descended from the Phoenicians my whole life. Turns out… he was kinda right?

[@veronica_._._._]

Phoenicians were Minoan, the Mediterranean was a superhighway when Europe was dense forest.

[@areiemesai6186]

Hey Danielle, I don't know if this has been addressed by this point, but your mideast markers are directly connected to your southern Italian heritage. This is Early European Farmer (EEF) ancestry, which is an ancient population that's migrated from the middle east into southern Europe around 7000 BC. This is also why Western Asian & North African used to show up as a category for southern italians in earlier iterations of 23andme and was then absorbed into Italian, it's this ancient component and not a recent ancestor from the Middle East, although it's very significant in % despite how long ago it has been integrated into these European populations!

[@khem127]

I would've thought that you were native American, but I can see you as having North African ancestry also. My daughter who has taken the 23 and me test says that they don't seem to have a good data base for Native americans and that may be the problem too. I can see how there needs to be more research, but it's good that the professor was able to narrow down your dna results

[@gmalcolms]

The info you shared on your father's grandparents (his maternal grandmother) showed that 1 of them was not from southern Italy but rather central Italy (the Marche region) , which could explain the red dot.

[@mtamorphis]

Very interesting. I also did my DNA with ancestry about 5 yrs ago. Every year I have ethnicity changes. However, the ones that have stayed consistent are my African, Ireland/Scotland and Native America ethnicities. What’s even more crazy is that each year my Ireland/Scotland percentages keep increasing, its almost at 20%. My paper trail does not reflect any of that ethnicity. It’s difficult to research since my maternal side is from Canada. I was hoping the recent release of the 1931 Canada Census would help. Unfortunately, I have not found any additional clues.

[@alexfresel6198]

Yeah try having the name Alexander Fraser and then trying to find your forebear with the same name like 150 to 300 years ago back in Quebec. Not gonna happen. One genealogist told me that American records are even more screwed up but it seems that either Europeans migrated into Quebec in Canada married native women then never recorded those families while they married European women in the towns. The other part of that I was told by a genealogist was that there was a big influx of Scottish immigrants those immigrants kept to themselves and then left Quebec and went to the USA like 150 years ago. So many were either too proletarian or too Indian to record

[@mtamorphis]

@@alexfresel6198 it is frustrating

[@nytn]

lol!!

[@zaidamaganda]

My sisters also had small amounts of northern African and Middle Eastern DNA... I thought it might be from when Romani were being transported to the colonies in the 1600s and 1700s, but we also learned that our grandmother has Italian ancestry, so maybe it's from the Italian. The Roman Empire was multicultural, so maybe enough people lived in Italy from those places, and continued to intermarry with each other, which preserved the DNA signatures. The tricky part is, most of the names in the family tree are Anglicized, so I wonder if someone immigrated from Italy to England, then to the colonies, or if the name was Anglicized once they arrived in the colonies.

[@jamesvesta]

There are interesting stories about the Yukpa tribe. They are a tribe that live in the mountains between Venezuela and Colombia. They have a unique struggle between two European based nations, yet they were there first, and live in what each country originally considered no-mans-land, hence why they are only now being forced to face the external pressures. Anyway, just wanted to share because this is the kind of thing we look at. I have a friend in Venezuela that brought it to my attention today. The indigenous people have been protesting etc.

[@dantesabatino5429]

As a South Italian/Anglo-Saxon my Ancestry test also showed 1% India along with 8% Middle East, and 4% Jewish, so the South Asian is probably just misdirected Middle Eastern.

[@nytn]

I think you are right!

[@larrywilliams9139]

@@nytn I think he is wrong ;-). There is a lot of Roma and Sinti heritage in Louisiana. Modern European Romani are about 20% South Asian. I have met some of my O'Quinn cousins that still travel, and they have the same black eyes that John O'Quinn Williams Sr and John Cloud were noted for.

[@nytn]

Ohh that’s a possibility. But my dads side has no ties to Louisiana! Although mom and dad have Mediterranean heritage. I’ll have to google Sinti

[@coryparni3620]

​@@larrywilliams9139 my mothers shows up about 10 % and we're only half romany . Gets on my nervervs when people say you can't be gypsys coz Youse don't look like indians, there's well established romany family's who only have like you say some twenty % Asian dnd . I always say romani are a good mix of Asia an Europe but simple minded people like to put things in boxes and say no there just indian . Its some what of a romany past time sitting round the yog talking about who yor family is .

[@coryparni3620]

​@@nytn I think it must of been yor Italian name why algorithm put you up , I look for romany content on hear sometimes . Rom is person in romaness the language of the Romani .

[@Nefertiti1206]

The professor's results could be spot on. But I wonder how close they were to your AncestryDNA test versus your 23 & Me results?

[@nytn]

The ancestry test “updates” every few months so I’ve probably had 20 changes so far but I don’t always keep track

[@tknows470]

@@nytnI was super excited for Italian dna … which kept dwindling with every update 😂

[@CrimsonRaven51]

How do I contact this professor to interpret my 23andme data? I’m African American with a lot of Scandinavian DNA.

[@nytn]

I would upload to ged match and search for a group that seems in line with what you are researching.

[@lancelane979]

Dr. McDonald helped me like 9 years ago. Great guy!

[@nytn]

This made me so happy to see!

[@stephanienwadieiiamhybasia]

Interesting. I get the painting on 23 and me. Also Ancestry DNA. Your results are interesting. Maybe some of your relatives moved from the Middle East to Italy/Sicily area over time. Very good information. You are definitely “every woman “. I love DNA test. I have taken many. The results are mostly the same but I am just mostly sub Sarah African 83.7%(West African+) European 14% and a dash of Indigenous to North/South American.& East Asian. 1.7%

[@nytn]

☺️I love that you love taking them!!

[@stephanienwadieiiamhybasia]

I took 23andme for free.( as a research participant). The other ones were just interesting. I just wanted to know more. Fortunately, my family members on my maternal and paternal think like that too. Because of them, I at least know my paternal side and confirmation on my mother’s paternal side. Families spread lies, sometimes. DNA stops a lot of them. ( Good or bad, only because of expectations met or shock factor). I loved my grandfather. He was a “saint “ to me. When the DNA circles on Ancestry went around his family 6-7 times… no doubt he is my grandfather. I am just becoming braver, as a content creator to admit the European percentage.( because it was no consent). I just accept it as a fact. My family are a part of the survivors. They did what was necessary to live another day. Because of them, I have so many choices.

[@rosafalls8068]

This is interesting, but I have no clue why it was recommended. Some possible things to look into or consider is that many Native American tribes show more relationship to The Druze than even those living in the areas near them. I saw something about this like 10 years ago. I can't remember which tribes, but I believe it was the northern plains tribes, especially, Sioux peoples. I think, they speculate that there was an offshoot of the ancient Druze that split off and went through Asia and across to N. America. This could also be where some of the east Asian mixed in. Who knows? Then, another thing I once read ages ago was about the Inquisition in N. America in which many of the Sephardic sailors and conquistadores were rounded up and killed....along with their special war horses, which they also wiped out in Europe and N. America for being, "Jewish" horses. It's possible even though no Jewish shows up in you, perhaps, some of the middle east or Druze comes from very early sailors and others on the early trips who settled or intermarried. There is a tribe in Idaho that claims to have the last remaining horses from that line of horses, because they had traded or stolen them. I read about this ages ago too, and find it fascinating they saved these horses. There are also a couple tribes in the south west that practice odd customs that are similar to Jewish practice and observance. The females tend to carry the same genetic predisposition for certain types of cancers that are most often associated with being Jewish, and they love coffee. They have found that it appears these tribes appear to be Jewish down the patrilineal line, more than matrilineal. The history of Americans is very interesting and hidden from many of us, or forgotten in all the moves. If one is Southern French and Creole, look at that old Poem, "Evangeline," and one of the largest diasporas in N. America, when masses of French Canadians were forced out of Canada. They went south and became Cajuns. North America is all stirred and roiled together. It's awesome if people would get over being so self-conscious of it, and proud of it and of coming from so many survivors and very imperfect people.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

You could totally fit in with the Tunisians or Moroccans in Mahgreb by the look of you. You're quite an achievement in the breeding mixture. You could win a contest. We need more people like you.💌

[@nytn]

Well, that's awesome. I have had a guy from Morocco ask where in Morocco I was from...I was like... NY? :)

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@nytn Some years ago I had the opportunity to work with girls from Tunisia and you would have felt akin to them. Berbere type of features and complexion. 👸You are a princess no doubt. 🎇

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

You are so lovely I could fall in love with you, I will send you a post that says: Good morning Vietnam, . 💖

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@nytn kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWndZ5aYic2hh7M

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

The world is'nt ready for this yet it is is happenning all around the world. God dam the USA and remember I will always love you. ☮

[@rosegoldman7111]

Is it possible that your DNA actually provides proof of the migrations of a well known ancient clan? I find these results absolutely fascinating!

[@Duquedecastro]

May I ask when you asked him?? I also contacted him and received a little information, but he said he wasn’t doing it anymore. I was sooo sad.

[@nytn]

Oh no!! It was a LONG time ago. maybe 8 years.

[@Duquedecastro]

@@nytn Oh! Makes sense! I think I asked him about 8 years ago! Haha You’re so lucky to have received his break down. I believe one of his replies was “All of your suggestions are possible, and VERY hard to distinguish anyway.” Lol I was interested in the undetermined DNA as well as the DNA labeled “African”, as I have never found any ancestors in archives called mulato or negro (Spanish) in Mexico. I asked if it was just ancient Mediterranean DNA! It would be nice if companies would make a note about the labels they use. Such as “East Asian and Native American”, which is really a gross mislabel because NA’s came from ancient Eurasians, not East Asians. They even share some haplogroups with Europeans and Turks. Hopefully the science continues to clarify for us all.

[@tarriegibson1193]

I think it's interesting. I did Ancestry DNA and certain things would change in the updates. It changed from Mayan to indigenous Mexico and the weirdest change was it said Switzerland and then totally changed to Sweden. I can understand the indigenous part because I have north America indigenous also but from Switzerland to Sweden is odd I think. Wish I could do a more indepth analysis myself. 🙂

[@ricrich5727]

SOOO WHAT PROFESSIONAL DID YOU USE?

[@SoulWhisperer]

Very cool! I told you last video I could see the 'Arabic', Native American, and Latina. Didn't tune into the Jewish at all. 🥰

[@nytn]

I’m not convinced it’s all real but 😂

[@BirdDogg]

Fascinating. I haven’t done a dna test but am juggling the consequences of them with my newly discovered daughter. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Mad9977]

native Americans have asian ancestors, the mideast is weird but not impossible, it's all about your ancestors. I think it's pretty impressive to be so represented on the globe =)

[@lynnhooley7608]

The Italian peninsula, was formed by many groups of people over the centuries. Including I believe the descendants of Esau brother of Jacob, which could explain the Middle Eastern connection. I find it very interesting, that underneath the red dot on the map of Mexico, is a small town that is demographically 40% Italian! Thank you for your great Video

[@nytn]

Wow, that's wild! I never looked where the dot actually was....

[@earvinwilliams8140]

You are absolutely right. You seem to be very knowledgeable. Southern Europe was ruled and occupied by the Phoenicians (Moors) that came from the Americas and colonized North Africa and what we call the Middle East. Over time the Moors (Mongols) and Arabs were huge in slave trading and began procreating with female slaves that we’re called hiriams. Hiriams generally came from Turkic and Slavic nations, but also included Greeks & Byzantines. That’s how Southern Europe became a melting pot and you’re right about Esau descendants as well, being represented in southern Europe, but especially in Italy.

[@lynnhooley7608]

@@earvinwilliams8140 Thank you so much for your kind words. I think we could all learn from you!

[@Cosmopavone]

The middle eastern connection it's due to the fact that Sicily has been conquered by muslims at the end of the first millennium andit has been a muslim reign for 75 years. Same goes for the influence of north africa . It's normal for a sicilian descendent to have some north african, middle eastern or greek genes

[@SimonSozzi7258]

fascinating

[@robertrichard6107]

I think the Druze were also known as the Samaritans, that's interesting. That means they're differentiating between Jews in Galilee and Jews in Judea (though both Sephardic Jew). That Turkey thing could mean way back Armenia (like me) or Kurd which I also found out about myself. That was nice of him to 'big picture' that for you Danielle. I knew a gal growing up in my parish who's Sicilian blood, we could have some interesting gab fests.

[@nextlifetimebrendan3940]

Did you re download the raw data or is that from 10 years ago?

[@NONANTI]

raw dada, raw dada, raw dada

[@bey7khan761]

@NYTN, "American" (Webster's 1828) : a native of America🇺🇸; Originally applied to the ABORIGINALS, or COPPER-COLORED races, found here by the Europeans; but now applied to the descendants of Europeans, born in America. Sephardic Jews, who lived side-by-side with the Moors, in Moorish Spain (Al- Andalus) have MOORISH blood; Sephardic Jews are known for having olive skin & dark hair, dark eyes. Also, many of the Gypsies in Europe, tend to have dark fearures. Southern Italians (Sicilians) have MOORISH blood; Moroccans🇲🇦, Algerians🇩🇿, Tunisians🇹🇳 & Libyans🇱🇾 (North Africans/Berber) was & still is the lands of the Moors ! Many of the people in Spain🇪🇦 & Portugal🇵🇹 (the Iberian Peninsula), have Moorish Blood ! The so-called "Middle-East" was once called the Near East, aka "the Levant" ; for political reasons & based on the Suez Canal, so they came up with the term "Middle-East", for the SAME REASONS that they try to separate Egypt & North Africa, from the rest of the African Continent, and do this as a way of trying to disconnect Africans from the Holy Lands (Egypt, Palestine, Canaan, etc) ! The so-called "Middle-East", aint nothing but North-East Africa ! "Europe", is nothing but West Asia; The Caucasus Mountains (yes, where the term "Caucasian" comes from) are located right behind Turkey, and comprise 3 Countries : Armenia🇦🇲, Azerbaijan🇦🇿, & Georgia🇬🇪 Armenia & Georgia, were once the terrority of the Soviet Union/U.S.S.R Armenians & Azerbaijanis have Persian ancestry. For whatever reason (1979, Iran-Contra, the Ayatolla Khomeini), many Persians fled Iran, & mixed with Sweedish peoples. "Caucasian", translates to Carcass - Asian, & means "dead, dying, deteriorating Asian. Africa was apart of Asia, & the Arabian Peninsula separated from Africa ! The original Arabians, Persians, & Jews were dark skinned Africans. Remember, whenever we mix with pale-skinned Europeans, we get LIGHTER !

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

You are totally right bro for so-called African Americans are descended from copper colored natives to the America who were Israelites

[@adelabzaleev939]

What about Mtdna? Dìd they define correctly?

[@anthonygreco5335]

The Mideast is unsurprising.l since your father is Sicilian. I’m Calabrese on both sides and including Middle Eastern/Levantine, North African and West Asian related ancestries I’m around a quarter MENA/SWANA. But I’m 100% Calabrese. It just happens that those ancestries are part of the ancestral mix that make up Calabrians from both sides of my families’ neck of the woods. Congrats! You’re a proper Southern Italian paisana!🎉

[@judithgockel1001]

There was an interesting occurrence sometime in the 1840’s at the Texas-Mexican border. The U.S. was in a spat with Mexico, and each side had an army on the border. Many of the US soldiers were Irish and Catholic, and the Mexican troops had an embedded priest, who celebrated mass each day; any chaplain on the other side did not. After a short time, the Catholic troops began sneaking across the river to be included in the services. A lot of them stayed. In Texas now, there are a few Latinos with red hair and freckles. Side benefit: they are usually gorgeous.

[@Pammellam]

Danielle Have other people in your family had a DNA test, your brother, your mom and dad, other uncles and aunts??? Getting everyone in your family to get the test will give you a wider range and perhaps a clearer idea of the span and breadth of your DNA because everyone inherits a little bit different DNA from each parent.

[@clementmckenzie7041]

As a historian, he has given you an excellent example of Roman population drift. As Rome became an Eastern empire Most of the Groups he is highlighting began to migrate to places like Sicily and Rome in the ancient world seeking opportunity, working as traders and merchants or as slaves. It looks like many of your ancestors were part of that imperial movement around the Roman Mediterranean.

[@zara765]

South Asia is India normally. So it may be romani or from India colonisation a bit later. If it can help you.

[@esmeraldapooner751]

Well, everybody knows about the Spanish Inquisition. Since I had a mom from Mexico City I wasn't surprised to see different continents being marked out. And with my dad's descendance of European/Russian Jewish I was not surprised that they circled the entire Middle East between my two parents. My mom had so many stories to talk about and like you, it also created a lot of mysteries. She even said the French were part of her roots, but it did not show up in DNA testing.

[@jayare2620]

You need to take a memory improvement course.

[@nytn]

What the heck?

[@sonofslave8230]

My paper trail of tracing my ancestry stops at the dawes Rolls and a letter from one of Mississippis' 1st state representatives the letter mentions land and native children but nothing about a tribe or even one of the 5 Civilized tribe's that they were under and i was wondering in your research have you found information on the 6 maroon tribes . The Census of 1810 has them as Black & owning a large farm in Holmes Mississippi

[@johnsinger1887]

People from Sicily have mostly Greek/South Italian , Middle East , North African and some North Italian DNA (usually small %). The North African DNA includes also veryt often some Subsaharan African DNA. No wonder you have very mixed DNA.

[@fr.johnwhiteford6194]

American Indian and Asian DNA is often confused, because they are very close.

[@richarddeguzman8294]

Danielle, I would like to see you on finding my roots with Louis Gates Jr. I love that show and feel it would be very beneficial to us, meaning you and me. I did both 23&me and Ancestry and I am so confused by it all. Please let me know what you think?

[@nytn]

I applied to get on for his one “regular person” episode but not sure what will happen! How did your tests go?

[@richarddeguzman8294]

@@nytn 23&Me test results were so different from Ancestry😳😬 There was always the element in the room with me and my family history. I mothers older brother always referred to me as his son. 23&Me kind of confirmed that. However, Ancestry did not match 23&Me. My mother had me when she was 15. I never knew my father. Stories of my father very from Puerto Rican to Cuba. I have always been the mystery child in my family. And, have been in such of the my true identity. I have had the same questions asked me to this day “What are you” “Where are you from”. For many years I identified as Puerto Rican so don’t know where to turn at this point. The journey for me has been a life long search and most I am uncle and aunt living who would know. However still whole on to meeting him once and that he was Puerto Rican.

[@JanuaryGoat]

@@richarddeguzman8294 do you have other family members who could take the test, such as cousins or aunts and uncles? Ancestry has a bigger database to pull from than 23&Me

[@Dimanto22]

What is your updated 23andMe breakdown?

[@cynthiapickett8577]

My Mexican ancestry is also largely Yucatan (Mixteca) and southern Texas and California.

[@theloniusmonk1263]

Its very normal for Sicialians to have DNA from Africa and the Levant. The problem is most Americans know nothing about history.

[@pete6300]

I saw someone going over old spanish and Portuguese documents from the time of the Atlantic slave trade period. The documents talked about the Portuguese king banishing all the jews from Portugal to a Portuguese island off the coast of Nigeria in the 1300s and 1400s. The jews eventually moved inland and created a trading center in Nigeria. That trading center was later raided by the kings of benin and togo to catch slaves to sell to the Portuguese and Spanish. Maybe that has something to do with it.

[@rebeccamd7903]

Oh wow!! You seem to have a lot of the same unknown strange middle eastern dna like me. My ancestors were from everywhere but I cannot find a paper trail for my father being 14% Cyprus/Turkish. His last immigrant to America was before the Revolutionary War.

[@nytn]

Did you have Aegean Islands show up??

[@Seahorse20]

It’s not surprising that you get Middle Eastern, as South Italians have a lot of Levantine, and South Caucasus markers in their DNA. Your results resemble my Ashkenazi ones. Both Ashkenazim, and South Italians cluster among East Mediterranean populations. Ashkenazim are genetically half Southern European and half Middle Eastern. In My K15 Eurogenes oracle I cluster with East Mediterranean populations. You cluster in the East Mediterranean as well.

[@natashaa43]

I am 100% sure that the middle eastern populations have turned up due to strong Sephardic, converso history on the Italian side. Italy had a huge Jewish population as did Greece, they had to leave and many went to the Middle east and Iberia (only to be caught up in the Inquisition. Read up on the Jews of Italy, it will open your mind.

[@lauramendez5173]

I don’t know if you will see this, but you are BRAVE!! God bless you for stating something that is kind of obvious with some Italian Americans. But if you wanted a bat upside your head really quick? Tell any Italian they are black OR looked black. I went to a private school all Italian and WHEW I caught hell. But the men LOVED ME LOL! God bless and good luck!

[@michaelalsbrooks7305]

You do realize the term Middle East is a fairly new term, that term did not become popular until after the Suez Canal, before then that was merely Northern Africa. Some people now call the Middle Eastern near East.. if you get a ancient map you will find that Israel used to at one time also be a part of Africa. There is less than a thousand miles between Israel and Egypt. So inner marriages or relationships could be quite possible proximity all these countries

[@lauravenus9547]

Interesting, because when I look at your eyes I can see Egyptian heritage. This is fascinating🪙

[@caileighgouthro1365]

My genomelink dna estimate was 61% north western european 14% eastern and percentage of Scandinavian ancestry 3%Asian and other 4%

[@tiredoftrolls2629]

Ancient (and not so ancient) people travelled and loved and spread their DNA.

[@nytn]

Lol this is the key 😂🙏🏽

[@japeri171]

Your DNA is similar to that of many Brazilians: you have a bit of each part of the world. I hope I take my DNA test to discover my origins.

[@TheGunArea]

I come here just for those eyes and that smile…

[@edwardbrown8072]

Hey Danielle, Deep Ancestry is the most critical aspect of your ancestral identity. This is traced from your mother's mitochondrial DNA which she passes to her children intact. Your father's is traced from his Y chromosome which he can only passe to his sons intact. He can only pass it to his daughters unattached. This is what is referred to as your bloodline. It's passed on from generation to generation in a straight line. What I think you have been dealing with and what you are referring to here is what some call Regional Ancestry. This DNA comes from people that have intermingled with your family overtime. What you are seeing more prominently is said to have influence your regional ancestry over the past 500 years till now. This DNA will change over subsequent generations of your family.

[@loveblue2422]

You are a Moors princess Unique DNA comes from a lot of different kingdoms unique DNA comes from a lot of different kingdoms

[@Dimanto22]

According to Mc Donald’s calculator I was Sephardic and Scottish. In reality I’m Southern Italian and Dutch.

[@cynthiasullivan8233]

Recently I saw a doc on pbs regarding Asians from so/so east Asia and Louisiana. Laborers came to NOLA and because of there darker skin the had to live in areas of color. They eventually took blk wives and had children I got some too in my test. It was on in the last three months which might to explain it.

[@Duquedecastro]

Filipinos, they were brought as slaves to Mexico and many ran away to Louisiana

[@briandale8386]

Sicily to North Africa is only 100 miles .

[@nytn]

Exactly

[@enochpage1333]

Very interesting! Nice to identify the geographic areas. Remember Jews were not who we think they are today. There were all races of Jews, so I’m not sure how he can say no Jewish DNA because Hispanic Jews (not necessarily genetically originating in Spain) were all over early Mexican-America and they very well could be the mid eastern, Palestinian, Egyptian side of your DNA. So much interaction between ancient Egypt and Palestine/Judea.

[@jeffpagan1517]

No French? I'm really surprised being part Creole.

[@nytn]

Apparently French doesn’t show up much because was some kind of law about dna testing in France. I might have that a little wrong

[@marthanewsome6375]

You look a lot like someone I know. She was born in Mexico and has a mix of Spanish, Mayan, African. So hers might be very similar to you. If you look at how close Spain is to Africa that could also explain it. You have middle east also very close to Africa as well. East Asians are closely related to American Indian DNA.