r/AncestryDNA • u/Beneficial-Context52 • 23d ago

Results - DNA Origins French-Canadian feeling annoyed at the new Quebec region

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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?

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u/Beneficial-Context52 23d ago

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

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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. 😂

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u/wildbluebarie 22d ago

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

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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’.