Pjila'si, (welcome), to the Chegau family, Mi’kmaq Tribe, DNA project. The purpose of the project is to discover new YDNA and MTDNA lineages of the Mi’kmaq Tribe to determine the pedigree of the Chegau family, related families, and their descendants. In Turtle Island genealogy and pedigree, a clan lineage is the Turtle Island, YDNA or MTDNA lineage of a Turtle Island Tribe. Descendants of a clan lineage are members of an ethnic tribe. Descendants of a clan lineage share a percentage of Turtle Island autosomal DNA with Mi’kmaq ancestors. Turtle Island YDNA and MTDNA haplogroups originated in Turtle Island, creating a unique gene pool that includes North America, South America, the Arctic, Greenland, and Saint Pierre Miquelon. It is a cultural practice of a Turtle Island Tribe to know the origin and history of a family lineage that marries into a Turtle Island Tribe. In the links section are links to the Mi’kmaq Tribe Genetic tree, the Turtle Island Genealogy Group, Turtle Island Blog, and instructions on how to upload your DNA results to Family Tree DNA for free. The Mi’kmaq Tribe Genetic Tree is a public tree on Ancestry.ca, of the pedigree of the Chegau, and related families of the Mi’kmaq Tribe. Search, by member search, DonnaLaunay or by public member tree, Mi’kmaq Tribe Genetic Tree. The Turtle Island Genealogy Group is a Facebook, private discussion group, for people researching Turtle Island ancestry and pedigree. To join the group, please send a join request through Facebook. The Turtle Island Genealogy Blog provides genealogy resources and family lineage information and updates. If you have tested your autosomal DNA with AncestryDNA™, 23andMe©, or MyHeritage™ you can upload your autosomal DNA data results to FamilyTreeDNA for free. Wela’lin (thank you), for participating and donating to the Chegau, Mi’kmaq Tribe, DNA project!