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Genetic findings back up Blackfoot oral history

Genetic findings back up Blackfoot oral history

Reveals mysterious origins in the long distant past

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Gary A Schlueter
Aug 18, 2024
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    The Blackfoot Confederacy of Montana and Alberta claim they have lived in the same place for 10,000 years, but, “many scholars have concluded that the confederacy is a relative newcomer to the High Plains.” (I don’t consider Montana the ‘High Plains’, but that’s just a quibble.)

    The quote is from Eric A. Powell whose story ‘Ancestors of the Black…

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