DNA REVEAL: What Tribe Am I?!! | African Ancestry Test Kit
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
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Hello guys! Thanks for watching. I haven't been posting as much so UA-cam doesn't push my videos as much as they used to but I'm getting back on the roll. Test like these sometimes make me wonder. What's your opinion on DNA testing?
Make videos that feature successful black owned businesses and interview the owners. Show culture, show talents, educate us while also entertaining us about how diverse the continent is. Majority of Africans don't want to watch LGTBQ or similar western content. They can watch plenty of those in western channels. Show us different African food cuisines and restaurants, nature, rural areas and urban areas. Show plenty of Nigerian weddings. Spice it up and make it interesting and people will start watching again.
Knowing your family history is priceless.
Keep in mind that these nations were arbitrarily created and named during the Berlin convention 150 years ago. So, essentially your Yoruba ancestors were living in their tribal areas, which overlapped, way before they were crudely lumped together as Nigerians. Same story with all colonized land.
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Ancestry DNA is completely fake. Different sites give you different results.
Congratulations 🎉
I also did African Ancestry and my results were 99.7% match with the people living in Nigeria. My tribes are Yoruba and Hausa.😊
Wow! Did you do both test?
I only did the Matriclan (mothers side).
Well..hausas are also present in Cameroon Niger Benin etcc..and Yoruba also exist in Benin...
@@twister80 most of all those people are Nigerians.
@@twister80 The Yoruba people in the Benin Republic are Nigerians and they're 40% of the Benin Republic population.
Some of those Yoruba Tribe are also in Togo and Ghana.
Happy to see african Americans try to find out more about their tribe and ethnicity. As an ethiopian i understand what it means to have your own culture, language, food etc
Thank you so much!!!! I am glad I now have that ❣️❣️❣️💞
They’re not African they’re black American
I'm a Nigerian. Even without the DNA test, you look like a Nigerian YORUBA lady. LOL!
😂😂😂 that’s good to know!
She does
@@BrittneyCaldwellyou might very well have had a Yoruba person in your family tree. What African Ancestry does is they give you a possible answer as to what tribe a single ancestor could have been, based on your haplogroup. So what they did was they looked at your DNA and then they looked for samples in their database with the same haplogroup.
@@BrittneyCaldwellNow, the only issue is many people from different tribes can belong to a single haplogroup. Also people from the same tribe can belong to different haplogroups. Then there is culture. Some tribes go by what your father is others by what your mother is. So while a test can show you that you match some women who identified as Yoruba, that your maternal haplogroup is shared with Yoruba women. What made or makes them Yoruba is their father being so.
She is mostly Central African according to what she showed.
You can pass for a Yoruba Babe easily without trying. You are welcome to the yoruba clan, one of the largest in Africa which had a great history.
Thank you!!!!!!!! Gotta find my cousins 😂😂😂
@@BrittneyCaldwellI’m still stoked to find out if I’m Yoruba or Igbo because I ordered the test kit myself and almost all my Nigerian friends said I look like an Igbo man 💯🤷🏽♂️
Congratulations!!!
I plugged my Ancestry Dna results into Living Dna for only $25 and it told me ALL of my tribes. I highly recommend to anyone who has already done a test through ancestry dna to do it! Living dna said I was 38% Nigerian and Yoruba as the highest percentage. Then Mandinka and Mende are the next highest.
Hmmm mmmm this sounds like a great option! Congrats!! Salone Salone!
I did the $25 Living DNA upload and was pleased and I recently saw that they process your data for free.
I'm Yoruba. Welcome to the family.
PS: Yes, Lagos is a Yoruba homeland which was originally founded by the Awori Yorubas.
Thanks for the warm welcome! Excited to see where this congo side comes into the mix so anxious to get my dads test and see if it’s accurate or way off 😂
@@BrittneyCaldwell: Quick Question: Have you thought about applying for a Nigerian passport and having dual citizenship nationality? I’m not sure who you should see but with your documents and being that you’re in Nigeria, I think that it is an avenue worth pursuing.
Lagos island belong to the Edo people
@@EvwienureEjowokeoghene-ck8hd Not true! Lagos is YORUBALAND!!
@@ayodejiagbowuro955 lagos is own by different people, will have the Edo and aguda from Brazil in Lagos island, nupe and Edo in oshodin, Edo and awori in obanede, ljebu in epe,lkorodu,lbeji lekki and lgbe people in badagry.
Some people spend more on a gucci bag. It was the best money i have spent to know that part of me that was missing in my life.
I love this! Yes we spend more on eating out probably monthly!
A Gucci bag holds it's vaule
@@worldsapart-be9nmknowing your tribe is priceless fytb
@@worldsapart-be9nmit’s vanity
@barbaraburns8014 really....
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Youruba people are found in Southwestern Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo. Remember the country boundaries are artificial, meaning it is merely political regions created by the colonists.
That's a good point. SO I am Yoruba- not necessarily NIGERIAN!
@@BrittneyCaldwell My dear, we welcome you to be Nigerian, we love you no matter which country you choose. Anyway you are "our" wife, so, you are automatically Nigerian.Congratulations on everything. Welcome to Nigeria!
@@BrittneyCaldwell that's also why the ancestry test cannot tell you specific countries...those borders were mostly all drawn by Europeans in Berlin in 1894, most African American ancestors left the continents before then
Very cool! Especially since you're in Nigeria.
I personally prefer Ancestry DNA because it tests all your DNA.
Yes, it is complicated when they're testing only a side.
yes, people sometimes misunterstand what the maternal line (or paternal line) results mean. let's go back just a few generations. you have 16 great-great-grandparents. Suppose 15 of them are Yoruba, but your mom's mom's mom's mom just happens to be Fulani. In that case maternal line test would miss out on your 94% Yoruba ancestry and point to Fulani. It's useful for what it is, but it's not the full picture...it's literally following one very specific pathway through the many many branches that make up the roots of your family tree.
@@proverbalizer yes, exactly. That's what I explain to people as well.
@@AntonsClass From African Ancestry website
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Hi Brittney,let the issue of your ancestry match in many African nations not worry you because communities in those countries did originate in one place but in course of migrations they took separate directions.These people were not identified by or with countries but formation of countries was political colonial boundaries which came after Berlin conference of 1884\85.When you look at history,culture and names.
This makes a lot of sense!
Absolutely true
Not Absolutely true. However since you claim it is can you please tell me the names of these people or tribes & that time 1500s-1884 since this was after the civil war and we definitely have the records? Can you tell me what the names of the areas they lived in? & Please do say African or West Africa because that's a continent and is not the name of a group of people
@@royalbloodlines1 I tried to explain to Brittney a reason why her DNA match many countries in Africa,if you are sensitive then try to explain to her that that you know,otherwise on my side am not in a competition contest but i share what i know.
@@jobsunguti9224 are you listening to yourself, "you tried to explain to Brittany why her DNA test match so many African countries." Do you seriously not see how ignorant that is. You clearly have a test that is inaccurate & instead of using common sense or problem solving skills your trying to explain the errors & make it make sense SMDH.
I just sent mine in. I am so excited! Thanks for sharing.
Let me know your results 💕💕💕
@@BrittneyCaldwellsame here I’m still waiting for my results since I’m doing mines too
Living DNA gives ethnic group (Tribe) results also for a less lower price. If you've taken Ancestry, all you have to do is upload the DNA data to Living DNA for free. What I like most is that it gives you autosomal results so you get all the tribes... I'm Yoruba, Esan, Mende, and Akan, whereas African Ancestry only gives you one tribe, which for my maternal side is Balanta in Guinea-Bissau and my paternal side is Bissa is Burkeno Faso.
Oh wow! This is a GREAT suggestion! Thank you for sharing!
@@BrittneyCaldwell You can order just the matriclan test, but the results were the same as the digital upload which is free
I hate to tell you this, but those results are bogus. Mende doesn't cluster with Yoruba. Mende live all the way over in Sierra Leone and truth be told, they too, were a collection of tribes in that area who hunted slaves for the Sherbro tribe. Many of these tests are based on genetic clusters and some tribes cluster more with others. You had one ancestor who probably lived in a line of successors for thousands of years, prior to capture. So the DNA will not change, although the autosomal will, so your ancestor was not a hodgepodge of different tribes all over the African continent. If African ancestry narrowed it down to Balanta, then you are Balanta. I find it hard to believe that you are a hodgepodge of slave traders such as the Esan, Mende, Akan, and Yoruba. That's unbelievable and you get what you pay for.
@@mizzobjectiveone3819 You do realize they did not separate slaves on the plantation by ethnic group… right? I do recall saying it was autosomal and unlike African Ancestry, Living DNA identifies an admixture of ethnic groups. Being a descendant of slaves, many are mixed with several ethnic groups. Not once did I say I was born in Africa for you to come to the conclusion that a Balanta, Mende, or Yoruba did not mix. If they were on that plantation, you best believe a Yoruba man wasn’t only having children with a Yoruba woman from his tribe. No, he was having children with whatever woman was available regardless of what ethnic group she was from and on and on for many generations. This is what makes descendants of slaves different from indigenous ethnic groups because of our admixture of multiple ethnic groups.
@@jus1nita👍
You've earned my eternas my immense respect for aligning with Africa and fittings in naturally. Enjoy your new life in Nigeria.
Thank you so much! This is kind!
Yesss, much luv to you sis, naija girl, the rest of us in the motherland celebrate with you🙏
I love this so much!!!! Thank you!!!
You are welcome home girl ❤
Hey girl You are such a vibe looking forward to meeting with you in the future
I would love that! Thanks babe!
Congratulations my Sister from Another mother, proudly Yoruba
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Wauw congratulations. Everything has its reason so now you also know why your ancestors send you to Africa and also the reason you are getting married to a Nigerian man. Your sons father also African. Well your journey will be a beautiful one. One love one Africa ⚖️🙌🏾✊🏾🖤✊🏾
Yes my son's dad is Krio and Mende from Sierra Leone but I want to get him tested to see if this is true! LOL!
Nice to know you found home before this test; your ancestors are already proud of you.
Welcome back home!
Yes! Thank you! 😍😍😍😍
Congratulations on the MatriClan results and discovering they’re in Nigeria 🇳🇬 among the Yoruba people.
I did both tests and they are traced to the Tuareg and Fula people in Mali 🇲🇱 (maternal) and Guinea-Bissau (paternal)🇬🇼 today.
Yes Britney, Lagos is predominantly a Yoruba land dominated by the Awori people, the Ijebu's later etc. They all originated from Ile ife in Osun state. Under the old Oyo empire before the Europeans arrived. Badagry which houses the Trans Atlantic slave trade history, point of No return and other relics is on the West end of Lagos sharing borders with Benin republic. The Benin's from Edo also occupied parts of Lagos Island at some point where they used as a camp and had an Oba-ship until the British came to bombard Lagos island in 1851. Today Lagos houses almost every tribe in Nigeria.
Okay! I wanted to go to Badagry badly but so many Nigerians kept telling me it wasn’t worth the trip!
What you didn't mention is that the Benin (Edo) didn't occupy Lagos, they founded it and named it Eko. The Aworis came later. By the way the Aworis speak mixture of Edo and Yoruba. In the end, these two ethnic groups history are joined in the hips.
@@2LETLIVE Please don't speak of what you do not understand. For a starter, find out who Olofin Ogunfunminire was, and who prince Ado was. Also try to find out the timeline of their lifetimes.
And here is a teaser for you;
Are the Edo royals not Yorubas? The Omonoba crown-line in Edo is the bloodline of Oranmiyan, an ile-ife prince who took the title of Oba-ship to Igodomigodo land, and was also the father of Oba Eweka.
Not to even take you too far into how Lagos was founded by an Ife prince, Olofin Ogunfunminire (a grand son of Oduduwa) who lead some people (who later became known as Awori) from Ile-Ife. Do you know who lead the Edos to Lagos? He is a great-grand son of Oduduwa called prince Ado of Ile Ibinu (Binin). So whichever way you slice or dice it, Lagos has always been and will forever remain a Yoruba land.
I love how everyone in Naija tries to separate Lagos from Yorubaland but they all know it is. Myself and most other yorubas just grab popcorn and enjoy the show. It`s a testament to how well we can administer government compared to everywhere else in Naija. The entire SW is the most prosperous and livable part of the country because our culture thinks before it acts. You`re all welcome to yorubaland.
@mungopark1876 You are terribly misinformed. God bless. 🙌
Hello, good results, I took the DNA test and it came out.
💯 south american
I am very native from South America😊🌎👋
That's awesome! Whattttttt omg!
I love this and now I desperately wanna do minesssss 😫🥰 -- glad I didn’t jump the gun on the hype of the other genetic thingies because I would have been a bit mad mad. This one seems like the right one to get the best results possible! Sad to know we were taken from our home before, but happy we can go back! ❤
Such a good feeling to find out, I swear!
You should do it. However, some people still are disappointed because their test may come back with European ancestry. You can find UA-cam videos to see some of these.
I miss your Kenyan content, please come back
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 🥹
Me too! She lit up the Kenyan UA-cam space. I'm happy for her finding love in West Africa but I know her soul belongs in Kenya. Feel free to come hang out once in a while @ Brittany Caldwell!
@@dennisnyambane8530I don't think anyone can come to Nigeria and easily leave 😂
@@dennisnyambane8530 her DNA is Yoruba Nigerian. Her soul can never be kenya.her blood is Yoruba Nigerian
Iam very happy for brittney...its very human..to find yourself...brings inner happiness of the soul...and closure...who am i? Identity.
According to science of origin...the first human,,,,, cradle of mankind is in kenya...archeological anthropology proves, that...thats the cradle of man..
Well come home brittney..you are truely home....we wellcome you with love and hugs....
just know!!
your ancestors are celebrating in heaven..
I love this for my ancestors! I really do! 💕 I can believe the garden of Eden was of Kenya
Your West African ancestry is very diverse. It means you have significant ancestry from different time periods, including the earlier arrivals.
In the first half of the transatlantic slave trade, the slaves were primarily brought from the western coastline of West Africa. In the second half, they were primarily from the southern coastline of West Africa or lower.
Many 'African Americans' today have ancestry primarily from the southern coastline, but you have a far more diverse mix. You likely have ancestors from different walks of life and it's also likely you had literate ancestors from your Senegambian and Malian heritage.
The East Africa region has one of the most diverse Black genetic pool in the continent ranging from Niger-Congo Bantu , Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Cushitic and Cushitic . Some Banyarwanda completed their DNA analysis and determined predominant Niger-Congo Bantu DNA previously associated with Banyarwanda hutu and variations of Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan/Nilo-Cushitic DNA previously associated with the Banyarwanda tutsi and similar to Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan variations found among the Oromo of Ethiopia and the Maasai of Kenya, Tanzania . Present day Banyarwanda are admixture of Niger-Congo Bantu and Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan DNA .
The height variation among some Banyarwanda derived from Nilotic extraction . Sudanic Nilotics like the Sudanic Nuer, Luo and Dinka the tallest groups in the planet while Congo Bantu Pygmie the shortest . The continent is the most diverse genetically and Black America represent this spectrum of diversity because of complete admixture of multiple groups . Starting next year Black America with Dual citizen US/Rwanda ,US/Kenya, US/South Sudan, US/Uganda, US/Burundi(Ethiopia, DRC Congo, Somalia, Tanzania does not allow Dual but residency) will have visa free access to East Africa community(Somalia, Ethiopia pending) . 400 million+ business market especially real estate, tech, agri-business .
Like the Nilotic Luo of Kenya(Obama,Lupita),Luo of Uganda( Luo-Langi like President Miton Obote, Army Chief Gen David Oyite Ojok, Luo-Acholi like President Gen Tito Okello, Army Commander Gen Bazilio Olara Okello, LRA rebels against Yoweri Museveni JOSEPH KONY, Okot Odhiambo, WOMAN KING ACTOR SHEILA ATIM),Luo of Tanzania ,DRC Congo, Sudan/Lower Egypt, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Ethiopia Gambella/Eritrea . The Waswahili of Kenya, Zanzibar(President Sheikh Abeid Karume),Pemba, Lamu, Pate,Tanganyika, Mozambique, Madagascar/Malagasy and Southern Somalia . The Nilo-Sahelian Fulani of Nigeria(President Muhammadu Buhari), Senegal, Cameroon, Chad, Central Africa republic . The Shona of Zimbabwe(President Robert Mugabe), South Africa, Kenya and others .
The last part is good to know! Thanks for sharing.
So next year as a AA, we can enter Tanzania without a visa and live there?😮
@@gannyelifetravel if you have dual citizenship with one of the countries he mentioned above.
@@AntonsClass OK. I get it. It wasn't clear to me when reading, TZ does not offer dual citizenship but residency. My thinking was residency was being offered not dual. Thanks for clearing it up.
Africans immigrated and mixed with each other.I don’t think we belong in one specific African tribe.Anyway I am happy you found your tribe.Everyone needs their tribe.I would place you in the south too
I agree with your statement!
Congratulations!!! I think because as African Americans, we know alot of Nigerians, so, we want to be Nigerian because, we have already made friends with so many of them, have learned some aspects of their culture etc. I did my Matriclan and share 99% DNA with Balanta of Guinea Bissau, Mende of Sierra Leone and Mandinka in Senegal. This is because those 3 tribes basically are the same people and were 1 people in 1 location 500 t0 2000 years before the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.🌷
Wow!!! Such an Intensive test result!!! Which test did you use???
@@BrittneyCaldwell AFRICAN ANCESTRY. They are the only company that can do this. It just seems like an intensive result because of the history of the tribe. All of the tribes listed are 1 people that migrated to different places and took different names, but are the same blood and DNA. The result is 99.7 percent for each tribe listed - so- they are related, they are 1.☺They are listed in alphabetical order on the certificate, but, I have a preference for Balanta, (Gineau Bissau) because we know from history that alot of them were on the Amistad, and because I like their story of how they gained their independence and I like their flag. But, I still wish I was Igbo Nigerian. So, Congratulations!🌷🌻💖☺
You do look Yoruba. You might also have some Igala from central part of Nigeria. Bear in mind that the ethnic groups in Nigeria and surrounding countries have intermarried over the centuries.
This is true! I have been told I look Yoruba 😂
Britney if you see any comment talking down about your ancestry DNA test just know that these people are from Ghana they want want all AA to come from their region and not other west african country especially Nigeria...trust me
🤣🤣🤣🤣 funny!!!
😂😂😂😂
Aa are from America
@@desmandstone7699Of course they're Americans, but their ancestors from many generations back (some longer than others) are from Africa.
@@BrittneyCaldwell Lagos is Yoruba land.
Welcome back sister.
Thank you and hello!!!
I think the reason it seems vague is because transatlantic slavery dumped a lot of people from different places into the southern united states. Then there's that whole selling ppl downriver thing that confuses things even more
So the genetic results won't point to one specific region. I know its that way for some people but not for others depending on the conditions of slavery
It’s a big mix up!!! That’s why everyone just says “we all are one” huh 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
Congratulations Brittney! Love this. ❤
Thank you so much!!
WELCOME HOME SISTER! ❤😘🇳🇬🌎
AMEN AND THANK YOU ❤️
Congrats on your results sis ❤
Thank you so much! ❤️❤️💕
I'm a yoruba dude and you have a shocking resemblance with my elder sister
What state though? Does it give you a specific area and state?
They didn’t say what state but they did say NIGERIAN Yoruba because there’s some in Togo and Benin!
As a new be American the ancestry tells you what different modern countries going back about 500 years,most countries in Africa didn’t exist. Nothing confusing about it.
Yes very trueeee
Wow! Truly remarkable.
It’s a life-changing experience!
The reason alotta them things are vague is bc those borders are fake so that's why it'll say 'this area...could be...'. Ppl move around. African Ancestry pinpoints through the lines but it necessarily doesn't mean the others are wrong. I still plan on doing my test through african ancestry as well although i don't necessarily agree with the verbiage fully.
You got ancestors from different part of Africa.
It is difficult to tell you exactly country because people were moving around Africa or its regions.
So in general you are mostly Western African and Bantu.
I have an interview coming up with her soon and I will ask about this!
@@BrittneyCaldwell Imagine that:
Most likely you have not one but several ancestors brought to America from different parts of Africa (West Africa, South Africa, etc).
The same applies to Americans who have European ancestors. America is great mixing pot.
You are welcome home girl, we love you.
Love you back! ❤️❤️💞
Aren't these not accurate when using mouth swab compared to mtDNA test
Native Yoruba people are in Nigeria but also found Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Haiti, Brazil as a result of tribal wars and slavery or just migration
Haiti doesn’t have a lot of Yoruba.
Yoruba people are native to Nigeria, Benin and Togo naturally. The borders of Nigeria drawn by the British doesn't define Yoruba people or Yorubaland borders. Just their native lands has nothing to do with tribal wars.
Awww!! Congrats! That's beautiful. My ancestry goes back to the Temne of Sierra Leone.
So cool!
Brittney, both me and you know that you are Kenyan. ❤❤ Come back home to Nairobi pleaaaaaaaase 🙏 🙏
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 please please
This is good stuff, Britt! It is a blessing to know where you come from. The next step is for these DNA test to unite long lost cousins.
That would be lit af 😂😂😂😂
@pharoahmonk50, It already does that…Ancestry has placed all my suspect or unknown or distant cousins in the correct order: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. I have so many cousins. It gets deep & real. Old skeletons start revealing, talking & telling all the business, “Oh your husband ain’t the baby daddy” Nope, that’s my married uncle’s child & your child’s child is my 3rd cousin. Yep, DNA don’t lie & it will settle the rumors!
Congratulations Brittney, I’m happy for you
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you!
I knew you had majority Nigerian when I first saw your video on Kenya. Welcome home!!
Thank you! 😃
Southwestern part of Nigeria and parts of Benin Republic and Togo is Yoruba land
And the Ga people of Ghana have Yoruba root as well.
Hmmmm!!!! Makes sense!
Hello cousin- I am 98.6% maternal Yoruba tribe.
Hey cousinnnnnnnnn let’s go find our village!
Without you speaking most people would think you’re Nigerian though, you have the look. And in General most African Americans are from western and central Africa. But mostly Nigeria Ghana and Congo
I think I definitely look Nigerian. Lol!
Hey Brittany, Do you plan to do your paternal DNA test done as well?
I do plan on getting it taken, but for some reason only men are allowed to take that test, so I’m waiting on my brothers to take it but my brothers and my dad all have issues with DNA testing because of security reasons 😒
@@BrittneyCaldwell I see. Once they visit the continent, their fear will dissipate and they will become eager to find out.
o dabọ, o digba ✌🏿
Heyy, about why it's grouped this way, we gotta remember Africa has changed and been tampered with over time. But the DNA of the people are generally in those grouped areas if ya know what I mean 😅. That's my guess
Too expensive, Living DNA is €89, offers the same services. You can then upload the results to another company. I'm interested in my paternal ancestry since we trace our roots through our father.
I’m interested in that part too!!!
@@BrittneyCaldwell
You'd have to get a male relative from your father's side to trace your paternal ancestry (Y-DNA).
@@BrittneyCaldwell be mindful that only AfricanAncestry destroy the DNA sample immediately so intend to use it to check paternal ancestries for males
My maternal test out to Tikar tribe in Cameroon!
Cameroon! 🇨🇲 WOW! 😍😍😍😍 have you started to get the paternal?
@@BrittneyCaldwell My father passed away in March so I won’t be able to do Paternal. My uncles are in the military and they don’t want their DNA sampled 🤧
That is so cool. I want to find mine out now.
Go do it! They have discounts a lot sign up for the email! ✨💕
Congrats on your results! Im about to order both tests myself. Can you tell me about how long it took to get your results?
Peace and Blessings
It took about 2 months! 😵💫😵💫😵💫😵💫
You have to click on the percentages and compare where people who have your percentage live. They can't distinguish between tribes on some of those tests, so it could be anything. African Ancestry can at least get you to the right country.
Agreeeeeeeeeed! This is true!
Many African Americans do basic DNA test which shows multiple countries in Africa, unfortunately this is half of the story. Autosomal DNA testing is even deeper it shows the exact Haplogroup you belong to. And will show what common ancestor you’re from, if you choose to do an autosomal ask if they show all the information I mentioned (haplogroup and classification) for peace of mind.
It’s very commercially pleasing but I agree. It cannot be exact at all.
Blacks in the America's are a mixed of many different African & European tribes its impossible to narrow it down to just one
1:50 this is why so many black families are so separated in America. Because we want nothing to do with each other we just fall deeper and deeper into the pit.
@Brittney Caldwell (Lebake) - Welcome back home! 🎉🎉
Thank you so much! ❤️😂😂😂😂
I can explain 2:15. Way before slavery, the Bantu (bantu means people) left Cameroon to try a new place to live. They split up going East, south, or west.
The ppl who went west aka “west bantu, “found land that had gold and oil in the soil. They named the land kingdom of Ndongo & was extremely rich, so portugal wanted the resources of the land, so they kidnapped the residents , dropped them off in both north & South America and Mexico. Then they unalived the rest of the people on the land and renamed the side with oil to Angola. (Angola is still a rich Portuguese country to this day, rich in oil) the other side is congo and it’s rich in gold, the gold goes to the France.
This is why many ppl in (north, south and east Africa, as well as USA, brazil, Columbia, has Cameroon dna and then will list primarily Angola or Congo
The Angolans and congolease were originally the only ppl Enslaved in usa but they were very United & started unaliving slave owners, (Google stono rebellion and Gullah Jack for more details) so they stopped enslaving ppl from that area all together & some sick guy had the idea to get girls from Nigeria (they heard they are more fertile)
And make them have babies with various ppl to create more babies born in the USA, they figure they won’t have as much resistance as with the Congo and Angolans. (Google Angola penitentiary and Congo square in lousiana)
This is why we all have Nigerian dna (we descend from the Nigerian babies) but we have more congolease culture in usa. Vs the ppl in the islands where they have Nigerian culture and dna,
The babies we were desedant from never got a chance to learn Nigerian culture, as they were born to be enslaved and some were given to be raised by the congolease women slaves .
Visit the Gullah or Gullah geechee ppl for a blend of Congo, Sierra Leone and angola culture that was created.
Thank you for this!! I have actually visited the Gullah people along the coast of South Carolina! I know most Brazilians are Yoruba and Nigerian as well!
I'm glad to see my african american brethren learning who we are. Some blacks still think they native American. Smh
I will NEVER understand that logic. It's silly AF!
Some Black Americans do have native ancestry though, but not everyone.
The ones claiming to be Israelite are nutcases and some of these nutcases exist among the Christian populations in West Africa as well. Some of these weirdos even claim African Muslim dynasties and empires were...Israelite. They've learned well from their European counterparts when it comes to stealing people's histories.
I could have swore you're Ghanaina though. You just look Ghanaian to me. I'm from 🇰🇪.
I feel like with these test you just NEVER KNOW 😂😂😂
She could be mostly Ghanaian still. This test just accounts for one single ancestor on her family tree.
Nah bro, Ghana can’t have all of the awesome babes. Allow us to claim this one. 😀
Me too..cud av sworn Ghana too..
IN THE PAST THOSE COUNTRIED DID NOT EXIST ....THINK OF FRICA AS FOUR REGIONS..EAST, WEST, SOUTH AND NORTH AFRICA...IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN INTO COUNTRIES YOU ARE FALLING FOR THE CONFUSION CREATED BY COLONIZERS
Honestly it's really confusing overall. I agree with your comment which is why African Ancestry assigns TRIBES not necessarily a country.
"Am i Ghanian, or NO?!!!😂 Even the Africans kidnapped from different tribes where intentionally mixed so they couldn't communicate for fear of rebellion. So def Brittany u maybe also from what is now😂 "Ghana".
I thought it was only Sierra Leone giving out Passports!?
"fulanis are so diverse and mingled with..."
_RE.:_
They worship the mixed-race god, I DO NOT.
_Black Ouest-Africa Togolais_ (B.O.A.T.)
@alainmekoyo1131thank you for pointing this out. I've been explaining this as well.
@alainmekoyo1131Countries are artificial, but Tribes are natural. Even when they scatter like the Fulanis they still carry Fulani DNA. This is why Tribes is better for DNA findings. Yorubas are in Nigeria, Benin, Togo, but they all carry Yoruba DNA, even when they are in Brazil or USA.
I'm much more interested in American tribes. What are your genetic communities for Ancestry DNA?
It just says South Carolina! 😩
@@BrittneyCaldwell That's something to be proud of. I don't know if you're Gullah/Geechee or not, but besides Louisiana Creole, South Carolina still has a community of Gullah which is one of two unique Black American populations. Actually, a case can be made that in a sense South Carolina was a very important factor in the creation of Hip Hop music. While there is this back & forth diaspora debate between the Black American/West Indian/Puerto Rican influence on the early formation of Hip Hop, the birth of South Carolinian James Brown was especially important concerning his influence on early Hip Hop music, mostly due to the use of his "break beats" and "funk drumming". While Black American music styles go way back even before this time (the 60's-70's), James Brown's assimilation into this 70's music forum helped expedite it's advancement into a worldwide phenomena that other forms of music branched off from. Also, "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud" provided energy and uplifting to those who needed a psychological boost against WS, and it's dreary effects of draining away a healthy sense of self-esteem. Anyway, thanks for sharing that information. The video came out good.
@@BrittneyCaldwellmy DNA on ancestry says North Carolina and Mississippi Alabama Black
congratulations brittney😊😊
Thank you so much!!!
Black America are admixture of several groups in the continent . The borders in the continent are artificial and therefore groups occupy several territories . Like the Oromo of Ethiopia, Kenya the Somali are predominantly Cushitic and occupy Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti . The Maasai are Nilotic with variations of Nilo-Saharan/Nilo-Cushitc due to their migratory patterns and occupy Kenya, Tanzania .
I think that’s why AA focuses on tribes and not countries but I do think the migration patterns not being heavily recorded makes it more complex!
@@BrittneyCaldwell Yes very true and thanks for the DNA info! . The black diaspora is extensive . The continent has 1.46 billion people with 1.3 billion black people and at least 1000 ethnic groups . The continent has the most plant, animal and human genetic diversity on the planet . Lupita Nyongo of Nilotic Luo ancestry did her DNA with Black Harvard prof Henry Louis Gate . Traced her lineage to Lower Egypt/Sudan Nile Valley first female ancestor EVE . Before 1920 US identified Black people in America as Africans or Negroid while White were Europeans or Caucasoid and Yellow were Asians or Mongoloids and American Indian . By 1920 only 16% US had graduated high school before 1900 80% blacks illiterate .
After 1920 became Black and White America and later African American . Black people worldwide are African race as black aboriginal Australians left the continent 70,000 but still have the phenotype . Black diaspora including afro-cuban,afro-panamanian,afro-mexican,afro-jamaican,afro-brazilian,afro-american,black Turks, black Palestinians ,black Ethiopian Jews, black Dalit Indians, black Arabs, black Canadians, black UK etc at least 400 million outside continent .
So it seems all African Americans are from West Africa, should we accept them in East Africa ?
I think so, and I think a lot of the history is skewed to be that way, but we need to talk about migration patterns, a little more to make it make sense.
I'm not surprised that you're a Yoruba lady, as most people taken as slaves are from the Yoruba as the old Oyo Empire stretches as far as Ghana, and they occupied the coast of west Africa.
Welcome my sister to the wonderful special people of Yoruba, of which I am and also born in Lagos mainland many many moons 🌙 ago.
Now, is for you to sew one of the traditional attire and get a Yoruba name 😅.
I have a Yoruba name! Lebake! 💖 I am learning more of the history!
@BrittneyCaldwell that's a good one, I guess the full name is OMOLABAKE, meaning a child to cherish, and of course, you should be cherished. Labake welcome, learn the language very easy to speak and difficult to read and write, I can't ever read it myself.
The spelling is LABAKE to cherish.
Empire without eye witnesses is a tale by moon light 😂😂
@@EvwienureEjowokeoghene-ck8hd ignorant is blissful 🤔.
@@abdulmalikkoiki there nothing like Oyo empire in the old map of Africa, Yoruba in Benin republic and Togo are Dahomey kingdom slaves who later become Free after abolition of slavery by the British
My dad is Yoruba / Fulani of Nigeria too.
Wowww! My Yoruba brother! ❤️
If you have a brother or father to do the test for you they can do the paternal side and tell you what that result is for you
None of my family members who are male really like DNA testing so I'm pressuring my grand daddy LOL.
Congratulations. Wish you well.
Thank you my love!
I get that I look like Igbo people a lot so now I definitely have to try this testing to see I really hope I’m apart of them
You should! Definitely test!!!
Congratulations fam. Just like to pitch the idea of using the word kingdom of people/ethnic group over tribe which is used to diminish the dignity and accomplishments of our people and our organizational structures of society. Be well family. This just one step. I hope i don't have to remind anyone that the fight isn't over yet. Many nations one struggle ✊🏿
I like “kingdom of people”- thank you!!!!
This was a WORD!!!
@@BrittneyCaldwell peace and love family
@@BrittneyCaldwell if you are still in Nigeria may I request you peach peace with Niger and a Biafra resolution. Really don't want the region to turn into Libya
Welcome back home Kenya
Y’all gotta love me regardless of where I’m at!! Lol
Welcome to the family girl ❤
Thank you 💕💕
I purchased this as a gift to myself.😊
Wow! I’m loving that for you! Let me know your results! 💕💕💕💕
You do realize that dna in Africa is widely spread over thousands of years. Your parents and so on may have 100 different tribes in them over CENTURIES.
Dont act so disappointed. Mine is from many different regions of Europe.
No specific groups of people because they spread out so much.
I like yourdnaportal...it told me more than my african dna did. It showed me my tribes.
Hmmmmm never heard of this one! Looking now!
I have been curious for a while now, how come i have never come across or heard of those who trace their ancestry from east Africa, there is lots of evidence that slaves also were taken from east Africa, or is it that they all died and never reached their destination? could it be also as a result of those firms conducting the ancestry only focus in west and central Africa alone or their test sample is not fully representative of the whole of Africa?
I really believe this is true. But I also believe that there was such a small amount of them that actually made it to the coast of west Africa and survived the trans Atlantic slave trade!
@@BrittneyCaldwell Thanks for your response, and i really enjoy your insights. my thoughts (after relooking at the issue differently) is that i think they left via the Indian ocean being evident by the presence of fort Jesus at the Kenyan coast used for keeping slave, imprisoned awaiting shipment outside Africa. it would have been a long journey via the sea to west Africa via sea unless they crossed through dense forest to west Africa.
The Arab slavery is something that is never highlighted. they sold slaves to the colonial masters. Male slaves would work as field workers or guards at the harems. To ensure that they never reproduced in case they got intimate with their fellow female slaves, the men and boys were castrated and made eunuchs in a brutal operation by which the majority would lose their lives in the process. This in my opinion supports your thought of majority not making it alive
East African slaves went to the Arab world
@@BrittneyCaldwell The North East and East Africa region was dominated by Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Cushitic and Cushitic groups before Bantu migrations into the region from Central Africa including the Congo . Nilotic groups such as the Maasai, Luo, Dinka, Nuer, Nyamanga, Turkana, Karamoja, Toposa etc shunned slavery or resisted enslavement and some Nilotic, Cushitic Kingdoms in Sudan/Egypt, Ethiopia and Uganda stopped slavery .
@@BrittneyCaldwell In present day Uganda pockets of slavery existed among the Bantu Bachwezi rulers of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and Bantu Buganda . Unlike Nomadic Nilotic cattle keepers the Bantu practice farming and therefore white slave traders see this as a premium like the rice farmers captured from Sierra Leone and Guinea for North and South Carolina rice farms hence the Gullah Geechee .
Hey Britt, I don't need DNA Test to tell you are from the Igbo tribe of Nigeria.
Are you sure!!! I’m Yoruba! 😂😂😂
Haha, funny you😅
Everybody is Ibo. Why not?
Hope you are alright Britney! ❤
You’re so kind! I am laying low and working! Minding my business! I am okay. How are you doing, my love?
@@BrittneyCaldwellNice! I'm alright!Cheers.❤
The way you countries explains it all.
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It's vague because these countries and lines weren't created by us.
True facts!!!
Babe girl before even watching this video you look like my Cousin Bisola Yourba girl for sure 😮😊😊😊❤🇳🇬🇳🇬😎
🥰🥰🥰🤣 love this!!!
Lagos? i thought you were in Abuja.
I was visiting!
I think Ancestry is better for Europeans to ascertain their ancestry and ethnicity. I'm half Native American mixed with European, African and Jewish ancestry. Furthermore I think these different DNA testing companies are NOT 100% accurate.
Wow youre actually some what rare usually African American second most common ancestory is in Central African not first. It’s usually west Afrifa that’s first. But glad you found out. Maybe in youre from time you can try this website living dna and compare results
I definitely wanna test out Living DNA!
@@BrittneyCaldwellYou are more Bantu than west African yet you want to be seen as west African than bantu. Remember bantu dna is the same whether one is from Kenya or South Africa.
If they're that good why are they still giving Cameroon/Congo? Nah, Cameroon/Nigeria or Ghana/Ivory coast cos they're next to eachother. Congo/Rwanda/Angola makes sense
just learned that you relocated to abuja from our Nairobi!!
Yes!!!! Trying to convince my husband to move!
Brit, I took my test with “LIVINGDNA”. It’s significantly cheaper and more affordable. It’s more detailed. They test mtDNA, Autosomal and Y chromosome all for $80. It’s better in my opinion. I took AA and it had results that conflicted with family trees and offered an inaccurate result.
Oh damn!!!!! Conflicting with family trees 😩😩😩😩😩😩
This is exactly what I'm talking about. It's all BullShyt
@@royalbloodlines1 The Truth is our ancestors were polygamists . DIt
I love the fact that you married to my brother
I love dna test but don’t forget slavery wasn’t our beginning to discovering new land we have been here past 50,000 years ago and much longer but the oldest artifacts still remaining were 50,000 to 500,000 years back. Especially in Brazil
Congratulations
Thank you so much!
I did my DNA and I also have Yoruba also.
Hey cousin!!!!!
@@BrittneyCaldwell Heyyy Cuz! I have been learning the Yoruba language since I discovered and will make Nigeria 🇳🇬 my first country to visit in the Mother Land!
I hope your husband is Yoruba sister God bless I'm Haitian & my patriclan is Hausa
My husband is Itsekeri!