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Originally Posted by Baracutei
The study indicates that not only do a high percenatge of Dominicans have Taino ancestry but also that it appears that the Native ancestry in the Cibao region was relatively "un-mixed" up to recent times. This is deduced by the fact that in many areas in the Cibao the mitochondrial DNA was at an astonoshing 90%.
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At least now people (incl myself) know that I'm not crazy for saying that the Taino phenotypes are very strong here in Cibao, especially Jarabacoa.
This also lends credibility to my theory that there were probably intact Taino communities maybe up until the late 1800's in the Central Cordillera region much in the same way the Cherokee Indians were able to stay intact for years even after they were all supposedly exiled to Oklahoma.
Thanks for the info Jorge.