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I think that I have an idea of the type of test that you are talking about.
I spoke with one woman whose family is from a reservation that is on both sides of the Canadian/US border. Both sides of her family have been there since its formation, and have never intermarried with Europeans. However, for some reason, her mother's family were not registered members of the tribe--I think they were relocted there after the roll closing.
She thought that a DNA test that gave percentages would help her establish to the tribe that they should recognize that side of her family (although these test are not valid for this purpose). However the test cam back saying that she was 1/8 to 1/2 Native and the rest European. Despite the range of the degrees, it is a pretty incredible to be 1/2 or more European when all of the extensive geneological information that the family has reveals that there were no European intermarriages.
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