Tlingit DNA paths studied at Celebration
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Studying the ties that bind all Tlingits – genetically – was a large part of Celebration 2012 last week in Juneau.
The Sealaska Heritage Institute, in connection with the University of Pennsylvania, sponsored a study of the DNA of Natives in attendance at the event that was held June 7-9.
The university’s Department of Anthropology was at Centennial Hall to undertake their “Genographic Project: Molecular Genetic Analyses of Indigenous Populations of North America” study led by investigator Dr. Theodore G. Schurr.
According to Sealaska’s website, the program’s stated goal of the study is to bet...
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