Research projects

Add your kit to the research.

Each project gathers GEDmatch kits around one research question: a population, a region, a set of nations. Members are compared with each other and with Indigenous reference kits, and what we learn is shared back with the project.

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Find a project

Read its research focus and requirements.

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Check you qualify

Projects may require tribal enrollment, a recognition status, or a minimum K13 Native percentage.

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Submit your kit

Your GEDmatch kit number, enrollment and K13 result. No raw DNA file is needed.

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Review and research

We confirm your application by email and add your kit to the project's GEDmatch work.

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Open North America

Native American Research

Help build Native American DNA data sets. Every kit added sharpens the picture of how Native ancestry connects across regions.

  • 5%+ Native (K13)
  • Federal
  • State
  • First Nation
  • Not enrolled
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