Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Kansas associate professor Kent Blansett’s contributions to the Native American community aren’t in question.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 23—A common misunderstanding for those who use a DNA test to search for ancestors and find an American Indian marker is that ...

Researcher Angela Walton-Raji has been studying African-Native genealogy for over 20 years. The Comanche family pictured here is from the early 1900s. Courtesy Sam DeVenney Angela Walton-Raji has been ...

I had never heard the term “pretendian” until The Star’s story about three KU professors who have come under fire for claiming Native American ancestry. There was a time when I was a pretendian, even ...

Differences in the percentage of Native American ancestry in Latin American people are linked with the chances of them developing severe liver failure and associated high risk of short-term mortality, ...

When Adrienne Keene saw Professor Elizabeth Hoover on a list of alleged “pretendians” — people falsely claiming Native American ancestry — she reached out in February 2021, offering to defend her ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has released the results of a DNA analysis showing she has distant Native American ancestry, which could pre-empt further questions and attacks should she run for president in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Several bills signed into law Friday will help Illinois properly recognize and honor the ancestry of Native Americans. Advocates believe the new laws will repair centuries ...

If Sen. Elizabeth Warren thought that releasing her DNA test results showing Native American ancestry would neutralize a Republican line of attack, she was wrong. The test — part of her strategic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." November kicks off Native American Heritage Month. To pay homage to the rich ancestry of Native Americans ...