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 ...

University of Kansas associate professor Kent Blansett’s contributions to the Native American community aren’t in question. Blansett was hired in 2020 through KU’s Langston Hughes professorship, a ...

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 ...

According to the 23andMe DNA-testing service, I have 0.1 percent West African DNA from my mother. I also have approximately 5-6 percent Native American from my mother, who is now deceased. I have a ...

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Emphasis is placed on sharing and celebrating indigenous people and learning more about those who may have connections to Native American ancestry.

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 ...

A common misunderstanding for those who use a DNA test to search for ancestors and find an American Indian marker is that the test can't determine a specific tribe. "When someone takes a DNA test and ...

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 ...

University of Kansas professors Jay T. Johnson, Kent Blansett and Raymond Pierotti are accused by some of faking their Native American ancestry. But others say it’s more complicated than that. The ...