“We Have Always Been Here”: How DNA and Oral Tradition Aligned to Tell the Picuris Pueblo’s Deep Past
Anthropology.net
MAY 1, 2025
federally recognized tribe has led and co-authored a genomic study of its own ancestry. Ancient Ties, Modern Stakes The study grew from a desire not just to explore ancestry but to support sovereignty. Oral traditions ignored. For Indigenous communities, oral tradition is not metaphor. Bones were taken.
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