First Nations of Canada
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What's included in Ancient DNA Hub?
- This Ancient DNA Hub DNA test collection provides powerful, innovative, and interactive DNA-based tools to help you find your ancient ancestors, trace your prehistoric lineages, and explore your deep Indigenous roots in North America.
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Find out how related you are to the First Nations of Canada, including:
Canada: First Nations of Ontario (2892 BC – 1325 AD), and
Canada Frozen Footprints: The First Arctic Nations (4552 BC – 1350 AD) from the following sites - Receive a detailed breakdown of your ancient geographical origins, ancestry maps showing where your ancestors lived, migrated, and adapted to some of the world’s most challenging environments, and your exact genetic similarity to each ancient individual.
- Compare your results with over 50 worldwide ancient and modern populations.
- After more than 6,000 years of continuous history, you can reconnect with the Indigenous peoples who shaped the forests, lakes, tundra, and ice-bound landscapes of ancient Canada.
- Be part of a groundbreaking effort to reconstruct the deep history of Canada’s First Nations using the power of genetics.
- Meet the hunters, travelers, and resilient communities who thrived from temperate woodlands to the Arctic Circle — their story could be your story.
- Basic test includes 10 ancient individuals.
- Advanced test includes 24 ancient individuals.
About the test
First Nations of Canada: From Forests to Frozen Horizons
Have you ever felt a connection to the vast landscapes of Canada—the endless forests, the great lakes, the frozen tundra, and the Arctic seas? Long before modern borders, Indigenous peoples mastered these environments with extraordinary resilience, innovation, and deep spiritual knowledge. This test invites you to explore whether your ancestry connects to the First Nations who shaped Canada thousands of years before European contact.
From woodland communities of Ontario to the pioneering Arctic nations who survived and thrived in extreme cold, this compendium reconstructs one of the most enduring human stories on Earth: survival, adaptation, and continuity across millennia.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This test combines two complementary Ancient DNA Hub reconstructions that together span more than 6,000 years of Indigenous history across Canada:
Each test provides a richly detailed historical, archaeological, and paleogenetic profile of ancient Indigenous individuals. You will learn how they lived, migrated, hunted, built communities, and adapted to dramatically different environments—paired with precise genetic comparisons to your own DNA.
This is a rare opportunity to reconnect with the deep Indigenous past of North America, stretching from temperate woodlands to the Arctic Circle. If your roots touch Canada in any way, this test offers a powerful chance to discover how your lineage may intersect with the First Nations who defined these lands long before recorded history.
Have you ever felt a connection to the vast landscapes of Canada—the endless forests, the great lakes, the frozen tundra, and the Arctic seas? Long before modern borders, Indigenous peoples mastered these environments with extraordinary resilience, innovation, and deep spiritual knowledge. This test invites you to explore whether your ancestry connects to the First Nations who shaped Canada thousands of years before European contact.
From woodland communities of Ontario to the pioneering Arctic nations who survived and thrived in extreme cold, this compendium reconstructs one of the most enduring human stories on Earth: survival, adaptation, and continuity across millennia.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This test combines two complementary Ancient DNA Hub reconstructions that together span more than 6,000 years of Indigenous history across Canada:
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Canada: First Nations of Ontario (2892 BC – 1325 AD)
Explore genetic links to Indigenous communities who lived among forests, rivers, and the Great Lakes. These people developed complex social networks, trade routes, and cultural traditions that laid the foundations of later First Nations societies in eastern Canada. -
Canada Frozen Footprints: The First Arctic Nations (4552 BC – 1350 AD)
Journey into the Arctic and uncover connections to the earliest peoples who crossed ice, sea, and tundra. Masters of cold adaptation, these communities engineered tools, clothing, and survival strategies that allowed humans to flourish at the edge of the inhabitable world.
Each test provides a richly detailed historical, archaeological, and paleogenetic profile of ancient Indigenous individuals. You will learn how they lived, migrated, hunted, built communities, and adapted to dramatically different environments—paired with precise genetic comparisons to your own DNA.
This is a rare opportunity to reconnect with the deep Indigenous past of North America, stretching from temperate woodlands to the Arctic Circle. If your roots touch Canada in any way, this test offers a powerful chance to discover how your lineage may intersect with the First Nations who defined these lands long before recorded history.
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Why take this test
In the most information-rich era in human history, we’re still limited by one vast unknown—the lives and identities of our ancient ancestors. While our digital age connects us globally, our roots remain largely a mystery, concealed by time and sparse records. Ancient DNA Hub aims to bridge this gap with revolutionary ancient DNA tests, allowing you to trace your roots back to the ancient world in a way once unimaginable.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
