Today's DNA news is the DNA study published in Nature (30 Apr 2025) on the Picuris Pueblo community and their links to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico (see also this article in Reuters and the Washington Post). It is a fascinating study. Looking into the data, I see some of the modern Picuris have the A2 mtDNA haplogroup (A2ao and A2+), and if I'm reading it correctly, some of the Chaco DNA samples had A2f. As I have A2d2, it's interesting to see these connections.
The study is also a groundbreaking partnership between the Picuris Pueblo and the researchers, as the Pueblo retained data sovereignty throughout the collaboration and tribal members were involved in the research and crafting key findings.
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