u/Illustrious-Yam1830

It is often overlooked how Northern Mexico in the 1800s came to harbor displaced indigenous groups from the Eastern Woodlands of the US, such as the Kickapoo who came from the Great Lakes, Seminoles and Black Seminoles who came from Florida westward (though Black Seminoles/Mascogos stayed and the main Seminoles left).

As part of this frontier migration, I encountered a quite interesting demographic anomaly; there were Cherokee settlements that ended up in Northern Mexico via fleeing southwestward, which the famous inventor of the Cherokee syllabary, Sequoyah visited. They were located in what is now Coahuila, Mexico. I could find very little research on the actual people, their population history and status within Mexico.

What is known of these settlements and what was their ultimate fate? What legacy, if any do they have today?

Jamaica has a very complicated demographic history, with some people having small layers of Central American indigenous admixture via colonial contact and others with significant European ancestry. Out of interest, how high does European and/or indigenous get in your matches or relatives from Jamaica with 4 grandparents born in the country listed?

In researching the Hidden Armenians and their history, it begs the viewpoint of the contemporary Armenian community due to the current contentious nature of their identity within Turkey and what the future holds for descendants.

For Armenians, what is your opinion of them?

And, what should their future hold in your opinion: Reconnection at their own pace, communal advocacy, and preservation of whats left of historical Armenian communities?

How accurate are the current models which rely on steppe signals and adjacent percentages to calculate Hellenic ancestry among Anatolian Greeks? With internal Greek genetic variation especially during ancient times in regions such as the Aegean, how reliable could it be in regards to migrations to Anatolia?

I am aware that this community originally was syncretic with Sufi elements and local Hindu traditions. When did this come to a definitive end and do we know when the last syncretist holdouts ended?

This island is right off the Anatolian mainland and is ~85 miles east of Rhodes. What is the genetic profile of the island, is it more mainland Anatolian Greek like or somewhat like a transitional zone between Rhodes, Cyprus and Anatolia?

As we know, recent advances in Hadith studies with regard to Isnād-cum-matn analysis have shattered the traditional status quo of historic reliability for mainstream Hadith collections (e.g. Sahih al-Bukhari).

Which specific early Hadith or Sirah literature pieces do you or scholars expect to potentially contain portions of authentic historical memory from Muhammad’s lifetime? This can encompass obscure historical collections, early sirah texts and whatever other historical literature fits in this general territory.

Reading about the history of Alaska, it was intriguing to find out about the Alaska Creoles and the unique Russian-Indigenous fusion culture that formed. The topic definitely receives much less broad attention compared to the famous distinct pre-US cultures that formed in New Mexico and California.

How well known is the culture and history of Alaska creoles within the state nowadays? Does anyone here have any ancestors who were Alaska Creoles?

I’ve heard the typical upper ceiling of indigenous ancestry for African American results is ~2%. How high has indigenous ancestry reached in your matches without signs of foreign admixture (Latin America, etc) with all grandparents born in the US?

As we know, Joseph Smith and Brigham Young encouraged White Mormon men to intermarry with Native American women to assimilate their descendants into the White Mormon population, utilizing racist theological justifications. How often did this occur, considering it was encouraged by church leadership?

And for reference, does anyone here actually descend from any of these unions?

The area south of the Litani inhabited by Phoenicians and other groups north of the Galilee is geographically contiguous with the Galilee, sharing the same rugged, mountainous topography and villages dotting the landscape. Why didn’t the Israelite and later Jewish polities expand their borders to encompass lands farther north to the Litani river and surrounding areas?

I surprisingly haven’t heard much on the actual affects of the ICE activities and immigration policy on local communities which often have higher rates of undocumented immigrants with vital workforce participation. Is there a noticeable vibe shift in the city and significant financial losses for local businesses? Overall how is the local community reacting as time goes on and what are some of the most noticeable affects in Dalton?

To my understanding, 10-25% of Jews in Yemen migrated to Israel already before 1948. Notable communities of Yemeni Jews were established in the vicinity of Jerusalem and remained a distinct group in various enclaves. This is remarkable as other distant Jewish groups from other Islamic countries did not migrate to what is now Israel pre-1948 in this manner over a few decades and to such high proportions of the original group.

What caused Yemeni Jews to leave at high rates early on pre-1948 compared to other Jews from the Islamic world? How did they interact with the other Jewish communities of what is now modern Israel and what challenges did they face?

Apologies if this question has been asked before, just I was surprised to visit the main subreddit and it has changed so much. The amount of anti-UAE and anti-Gulf countries sentiment is astounding. Also, the dehumanization of Emirati citizens as an inherently bad people appears to be spread by some. I presume this is due to the anti-UAE sentiment on other social media platforms which has seeped into any discussion related to the country.

What has happened to the moderation? How can this be fixed?

I am aware of claims that Hashemite paternal haplogroups/lineages have been made public or vice versa for other Sayyid lineages though I am unsure if any legitimate academic or genealogical studies have been conducted on Sayyid families. Finding a highly specific lineage that can be traced back across geographic distance to Sayyid claimant families with rigorous historical documentation would assist greatly in ascertaining legitimate Sayyid lineages.

Have any secular academic efforts attempted to trace or verify global Sayyid lineages? Including in terms of genealogy, genetics or historical sources?