The test company's own fine print: "not ... proof" and no named nation (23andMe customer care)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 2026
SUMMARYThe test company's own fine print: "not ... proof" and no named nation (23andMe customer care) [Connections: Genetics (honest), Nov 5, 2026]
RECORD23andMe says its Indigenous American result is not "considered a confirmatory test or proof of such ancestry in a legal context," and that the feature "does not specify ancestry from a particular Indigenous American group." It explains that a relative's Indigenous ancestry may not show in your DNA because each parent passes on a random half
PATTERNthe company itself says its Native result cannot name a nation and cannot prove or disprove family ancestry
LENS (WW9)their admission (Rule 13): the kit can't judge identity, so it isn't the judge
OPENthe company's current reference sample list (linked from that page, not fetched)
SOURCE23andMe, "Can 23andMe Identify Native American Ancestry?".