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Below is an old photo of my father's cousin holding my older sister. You would think they are of different racial/ethnic mixtures but in fact they are not.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66747799@N06/6074718236/

My younger sister is sometimes mistaken for Métis (white x Amerind):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/66747799@N06/6081186308/#/

....but then there's me:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6674779...in/photostream


This coloured streak in us I believe comes down through my great grandmother's family:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6674779...in/photostream

There were rumours that they had some Amerind blood. (Check out my gggfather back row left) If there is, it must be pretty diluted. Our genealogy is pretty well accounted for back to colonial Pennsylvania. Personally I think think it is just part of the Swiss German/PA Dutch genome.

Some of our family come out dark; those that don't tend to be light skinned and blonde though we do tan easily. We also share other traits which are associated with Amerind/Melungeon ancestry: Anatolian bump, shovel teeth and second toe longer than first toe.

My great grandmother as a young woman:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6674779...in/photostream