Shouldn’t these so-called “facts” be checked? Isn’t the Internet increasing the amount of bad data floating around? Isn’t it a bad thing to allow false information to be posted online where others will find it?
I picked on FamilySearch.org simply because it is a free site and the claims are easily verified. However, if we look at most any other online database containing “records” submitted by the general public, we will see thousands of similar, obvious errors.
You can go to almost any of today’s online genealogy sites and find information that appears to be false. I’ll pick on FamilySearch.org as it is a free and open database, making it a good example that everyone can see. However, similar examples exist on most of the commercial genealogy databases as well.
So don't believe everything you find on line in genealogy without checking your facts, but its fine to believe anything you find about "Indians". I can't believe he posted this after our discussion last week! He really doesn't get it even a little bit. Gluscabe "legends" ARE FAMILY HISTORY to the Wabanaki People.
There are three types of DNA testing that you can do to prove Native Ancestry. Two are very focused on specific family lines, and one is much more general.
during this early period, images tended to be romanticized, especially when dealing with historical imagery. This can leave us with false representations of our ancestors’ lives. Instead of these types of images, museums can be a great resource for you.