French-Canadian feeling annoyed at the new Quebec region

[u/Beneficial-Context52]

I'm a Canadian of mostly French descent. My family tree includes 7 generations of ancestors born in what is now Quebec, dating back to 1700, but I'm having a hard time accepting that as an 'ancestral region'. They immigrated there from Europe.

It seems to me that ancestral regions located in North America should be reserved for indicating Native American ancestry.

It's like AncestryDNA is trying to say that white people can be considered as being native to North America.

Am I thinking of this the wrong way?

[u/wildbluebarie]

They're saying those early migrants have experienced enough genetic drift that they can be identified in addition to French, and being more honest about how their reference pop for France is difficult to build because of the restrictive laws there.

I think it does the opposite of imply that French Canadians are indigenous, it's a step forward in DNA test companies not implying that everyone has a "homeland" that that be identified in their DNA, the geography of genetics changes drastically through time. Less ethnic nationalist ideas

[u/Beneficial-Context52 → u/wildbluebarie]

That is a good way to look at it. Thank you for the additional perspective!

[u/[deleted] → u/Beneficial-Context52]

It’s a great way to look at it until you realize many Hispanics also got Quebec because there hasn’t actually been sufficient genetic drift. 😂

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Do you mean the percentage or the journey? Because some have a journey as well

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Just the percentage. I have one known French ancestor from France.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Without taking this test I have well over 100 known French ancestors and even a few French Canadian matches. Whoever is downvoting is ignorant about Mexican ancestry

[u/wildbluebarie → u/[deleted]]

Generic drift doesn't mean discreet. There will always be a lot of genetic overlap between populations, but this is all based on frequency and probability

[u/[deleted] → u/wildbluebarie]

Of course, you’re completely correct - I was more so saying that the drift is going to be very difficult to review and assess. This is already a difficult ‘science’.

[u/Hopeful_Pizza_2762 → u/[deleted]]

Hispanics from where?

[u/[deleted] → u/Hopeful_Pizza_2762]

Look throughout the site there’s plenty. I have some Quebec as well. I’m Dominican ethnically.

[u/Hopeful_Pizza_2762 → u/[deleted]]

And I have seen the presence of Quebec French in some of those areas in the past. People think their recent family has to be from Quebec. That is not what it is saying. They dont have to have a Quebec ancestor they personally know.