The maintain that their ancestors were a seafaring people who have lived in since the dawn of history. This discovery of this man, whom the Tlingit c… - Jennifer Raff

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The maintain that their ancestors were a seafaring people who have lived in since the dawn of history. This discovery of this man, whom the Tlingit called , was consistent with that they descend from an ancient, coastally adapted people who engaged in long-distance trade.

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About Jennifer Raff

(née Jennifer Anne Kedzie, August 29, 1979) is an American , science communicator, and a former president of the . She specializes in the anthropological genetics of pre-Columbian, North American indigenous populations.

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Alternative Names: Jennifer Anne Raff Jennifer Kedzie Jennifer Anne Kedzie Jennifer A. Raff
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