Elsa Ramon discovers she’s Native American

Ok, I hope I don't offend anyone but... I'm not sure what I am so surprised at... the fact that Ms Ramon is surprised that she's "part" Native American (and we are talking about the peoples who were here when all the boats landed) or the fa...ct that the geneologist is surprised. It only took me a short time reading the old encyclopedia britanica (back in the 80s) to read about how Mexican Americans are basically Native Americans with anywhere from nil (zero)-> to trace amounts -> to a crap load of Spanish (among other European and even African) ancestry depending on your familial background. WTH? Why is it so surprising? We learned about the Asian migration to North America across the Bering Straits during the ice age (didn't we?), which makes us Asian as well so now you know why every Mexican either knows or is related to someone nicknamed Chino/a. Come on people, I knew that and I was a straight C student in high school (it just wasn't interesting until computers where introduced my senior year - my only A :)

OMG people... first you complain that English needs to be made the "official" language, and then complain when somebody mispronounces something in Spanish... just can't make some trolls happy I guess...

I found out when I was fifteen that my mother had been married before and got divorced before she married Daddy. He used to beat her because she was Mexican.

if they are on tv, they need to be able to pronounce names...

Ya’ know, @OMGBBQ, these ladies probably didn’t grow up speaking Spanish. I know where and when Jacqueline Ortiz grew up, and her English is perfect, and her Mom and Dad don’t have any accents except South Texas, either. I grew up in San Antonio. I don’t speak Cherokee, Choctaw, or Gaelic…and those are my ethnic roots. I speak a lot more Spanish than a lot of my friends with roots in Mexico. So, what’s your point? It’s a nice “fluff” article that just shows you can learn a lot about your ancestry via DNA.

Was she able to find out she can't pronounce words in Spanish to save her life? Same for Jacqueline ORTIZ...

Careful Elsa, ya might have to pay back any Government Assistance you or any family members have recieved. It's not meant for Americans. Just Sayin...

Note the indian jewelry she wears in the story. Second, GeneTree is owned by ancestry.com (SCAM) Hope you didnt pay to much for something you already knew.

So are you related to Sacajawarren?

wonder if she is like elizabeth warren, that liberal moron in massachusetts who knew she was native american because her grandfather had high cheek bones?