DNA Analysis Traces Blackfoot Confederacy Ancestry Back 18,000 Years to Ice Age
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Blackfoot Confederacy lineage traced back 18,000 years to last ice age using DNA analysis
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Study sequenced DNA from 7 historical & 6 present-day Blackfoot members
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Found genetic continuity showing biological relationship
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Lineage split from other Indigenous groups ~18,000 years ago during Late Pleistocene
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Study framed from Indigenous viewpoint with Blackfoot leaders guiding research