About us
Detailed member results: Y-DNA graph and mtDNA graph.
One tester is a member of a currently unnamed branch under the B4a1a1m1 mitochondrial haplogroup, which arose about 339 BCE in Polynesia. We are unlikely to align this with a known tipuna wahine due to the age.
One tester is a member of a currently unnamed branch under the C-FT241071 Y-chromosome haplogroup, which arose about 1133 CE. Without other testers, we cannot align this with a known tipuna tāne.
According to an archaeological research study led by Dr Magdalena Bunbury of the James Cook University, Australia, our ancestors settled Te Waipounamu between CE 1280–1295.
Branches of Ngāi Tahu are thought to have arrived in Te Waipounamu in the mid-1600s, judging by whakapapa estimates.
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To put it simply, we expect our testers' haplogroups—especially Y-chromosome haplogroups—to update and CHANGE as we get more matches.
As a fresh project, we only have a handful of kits, and to improve our
existing results we need more testers to get more matches. There are
dozens of Ngāi Tahu kits in the FamilyTreeDNA system, and there are even
more in other systems like AncestryDNA, but we have either not
identified these or need them to sign up either to the project or to
FamilyTreeDNA.
Disclaimer: This project is not claiming that the haplogroup reports are accurate nor that they are indicative of settlement years. What is stated on this page is simply observation, and this project intends to work backwards through time rather than make bold statements.
Note: one Ngāti Tūwharetoa tester, stating descent from Ngātoroirangi, has described their paternal origin as "United States (Kānaka Maoli)". This is corrupting the Discover report for "C-FT133111".