@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor And just FYI, they are not perfectly valid for showing Native descent. The Native American genetic markers that they test for are neither universal in nor exclusive to Native people. DNA tests can only show a probability of Native ancestry. As you said, learn your science.
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor That’s one flaw in the science, but let’s go with that one. You admit Kaya’s DNA test can’t prove she’s Apache. Her claim that she’s Native is based on her claim that she is Apache. If her DNA test & genealogy don’t prove she’s Apache and the Apache don’t claim her, what’s left?
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor You’re justifying Kaya’s claim of Apache/Native identity. To be Apache is to be a part of an Apache nation. To be Native is to be part of a Native tribe. You can’t separate the two.
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor Tribal connection has been the basis of Native identity since long before settlers ever came up with terms to describe us as a collective body, and it remains the basis of our identity today. You don’t get to redefine our identity in a way that’s convenient for you.
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor No, that’s the definition of every Native tribe. That’s the definition used by the NCAI, the largest, most representative body of Native people in the country. That’s the definition used by the US government when deciding cases relating to ICWA or IACA.
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor Kaya and Warren are both the same. Both have no tribal connection and no ancestral ties to a tribe. Both justify their claims with DNA tests. You can’t defend one and condemn the other. Well... you can if you’re an idiot and a hypocrite.
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor Furthermore, do you realize how ridiculous it is that you’re justifying Kaya’s claim to Native identity, which is based solely on an invalid DNA test, while defending Kaya’s mocking of Warren, who also justifies her fraudulent claim based on a DNA test?
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor Then when you’re finished, learn the science behind DNA tests and why they are invalid as a determiner of Native identity.
https://t.co/OaeEIe22lW
@volgeek @hilaria46127264 @KayaJones @antonia_okafor Neither she nor any family member (past or present) is even remotely connected to an Apache tribe. She is not Apache. She is not Native. Saying otherwise is spreading lies.