Project Goals
Project Mission
Established in 2006, the Amerindian Ancestry Out of Acadia DNA
Project mission is to research and publish the mtDNA and Y
chromosome genetic test results of site participants who descend
from persons living in Nova Scotia and surrounding environs in the
17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically upon the early
population of l'Acadie. As part of the mission, the Project
develops a database of published mtDNA and Y Chromosome test
results and encourages the sharing of this information among other
similarly focused studies for the purposes of comparison and the
advancement of science and research.
Project Goals
Research Native Unions: To obtain mtDNA information from
maternal line descendants of recorded Native unions occurring in
this geographic locale during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Research Maternal-line Ancestors of Unknown Surname: To obtain
mtDNA results of participants who trace their maternal-line ancestries
to women of 17th and 18th century Nova Scotia, for whom surnames
cannot be established through traditional records research.
Complete Surname Study: To obtain mtDNA results and Y
chromosome DNA test results of participants who trace their
maternal-line and paternal-line ancestries to persons living in
Nova Scotia in the 17th and 18th centuries, focusing specifically
on the population of l'Acadie.
Research Amerindian Haplogroups: To compile and research
Amerindian haplogroup test results of participants whose family
lines may not include Acadians but whose ancestors originate
from the same geographical region.
Research Statistically Rare Haplogroups: To compile and research
statistically rare haplogroup information discovered among
project participant mitochondrial and Y chromosome test results.
Sponsorship of DNA Tests: The Project provides financial support
of mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA testing at the discretion
of its members.
Note:
Please check the mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome test result
tabs for updates as participant DNA test results are added
frequently. The DNA group is open to any Acadian descendant
or Native descendant of the Maritimes and Gaspé regions
and we welcome your participation.
Please click the "REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP" link if you are interested in participating in our project.
Please contact the Group Administrators listed at the top of the Project Background tab with any questions you may have about the project.