Sub-Project: Indigenous Australians DNA Information Page

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Draft Page

INFORMATION HERE IS IN DRAFT ONLY FORM AND SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A GUIDE TO DNA TESTING

This is a Sub-Project of the Indigenous Australians Project. The Co-ordinator is (vacant). Contributors are Project Volunteers who discuss the task on the WikiTree Indigenous Australians Google Group. Sign up here.

The initial goal is to develop answers to these, or similar, questions:

• Can DNA testing tell me if I have Indigenous Australian ancestry?
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• What tests are available, from which companies?
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• Which is the best kind of test to order?
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• How do I do the test?
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• What exactly does the test tell me and what will I have to work out for myself?
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• How complicated is it?
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• Will the test tell me if I'm descended from/ related to a particular person?
  DNA testing provides a powerful tool for ... establishing kinship relationships, whether this is for the purpose of determining biological parentage, or linking the individual to a broader community or descent group. #R3

Contributors can add their Draft Answers underneath the questions for others to see and consider, then join in the discussion in the Google Group.

If you have questions about, or would like to contribute to this Sub-Project, please send me a private message. Thanks!

References

• 1. Culture not Colour is the Heart of Aboriginal Identity by Victoria Grieves ARC Indigenous Research Fellow, University of Sydney, published in "The Conversation"
• 2. A DNA test says you've got Indigenous Australian Ancestry, now what?by Elizabeth Watt, Research Fellow, Deakin University; Emma Kowal,Professor of Anthropology, Deakin University; Shaun Lehmann, PhD Student, Australian National University, UNSW published in "The Conversation"
• 3. Can a DNA test reveal if you're an Indigenous Australian? by David Weisbrot, Emeritus Professor of Law and Honorary Professor of Medicine , University of Sydney