If you ever get to Taos and ask the people of the pueblo how long their ancestors have been there, you may well get a reply akin to, 'We have always been the people of the pueblo.'<p>I'm not sure if the majority eschew scientists researching their history. We welcome it with my people. Much of our history was lost and there are continued efforts to recover that history.<p>I'm not sure of any DNA projects underway, though I recall someone mentioning a group that had gone through asking for samples. I have had my DNA analyzed and can prove my heritage through the records. This helped enable me to have dual citizenship.<p>Anyhow, I guess the gist of what I'm trying to say is that we aren't all sticklers for believing origin myth is our identity and we aren't all against discovery of our lineage and migrations. I am Micmac (Mi'kmaq, among other spellings) regardless of our origin myths. The two are able to be held as distinct values with neither being any more meaningful on your ordinary average day.