Genetic studies also confirm this.
In fact, the whole story emerged while tracing the Familial Mediterranean fever disease, which is very common among Melungeons.
Melungeons and Karachay Turks -2-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-MrJIDjNHw&ab_channel=kafkart60
Turkish World Research Foundation President Prof. Dr. Turan Yazgan and Melungeon leader Prof. Dr. Brent Kennedy, talking about Melungeons and Karachay Turks at TGRT tv several years ago.
Spanish brought Karachais (Turks) migrated from Caucasia to USA and Mexico Mexico with their families at 1500’s. Melungeon leader Prof. Brent Kennedy’s words..
On the other hand, many Indian tribes also speak languages that are derivatives of the Ural-Altaic language family.
Many of them are similar to Siberian Saka, Altai, Khakas, Telvit Turks and Kyrgyz in terms of language, culture, genetics, phenotype.
The animistic and shamanistic religions are almost exactly the same.
Tamgas, tents, nomadic cultures too...
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/664851
Native American genotypes revealed in genetic analyzes of Melungeons are actually due to their Caucasian Turkish ancestry rather than Native American ancestry.
It is said that a large convoy of Melungeons, one or a few Caucasian Turks, separately from the others, arrived in America on the port of Çeşme in Anatolia.
It wouldn’t be too surprising, however, for Melungeons to mingle with the indigenous population in North America over time.
After all, it is possible to start the Melungeons from pre-Columbian times.
Thus, it is possible to be related to both Caucasian Turks and Turkic Indians at the same time.
There are several common motifs on Turkish and Navahos, a North America Indian tribe.
However, it is interesting that the symbolic meanings of those motifs differ depending on two cultures
Native tribes belonging to the Na-Dene language family of North America;
It is seen that they are related to Turkish-Tibetan tribes in terms of culture and especially Yenisey-Ostyak tribes in terms of language.
The deficiency in the Altaic branch of the language issue should be eliminated and comparative linguistic studies should be carried out between the Altaic - Yenisey - Na-Dene language families soon.
According to genetic genealogy studies conducted on all North American Indians, these communities are generally related to the indigenous Altai, Yenisey, Ural, Samoyed, Paleo-Siberian origin tribes throughout Siberia.
Although this relationship is weak in terms of mtDNA results, the situation is quite interesting especially in terms of paternal lineage, that is, Y-chromosome results.
It indicates a unique genetic link between the North Americans and the Turkish tribes of the Altai region of Southern Siberia – especially the Altai-Kiji group and the Kyrgyz, who are very closely related to them, the Central Asian Turkic tribes of the steppe belt and the Mongols – and even the existence of a “common ancestor”. even mentioned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na-Dene_languages
Peoples speaking the Na-Dene language family:
Tlingits,
Eyaks,
Hupas,
Tsutinas,
Lipans,
Apaches (Except for Plain Apache (Kiova Apache),
Navahos,
Tlingits,
Eyaks,
Tsetsauts,
Atabasks.
Unfortunately
videos are in Turkish, I don’t know how successful automatic
English subtitles will be.
Melungeons in Türkiye Cesme...
Known Cesme is the port city where the largest convoy of Melungeons came from Anatolia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4NGV2ckUo&t=14s&ab_channel=B%C3%BClentPakman
Documentary on the Ottomans Abroad.
Meluncanlar Documentary, broadcast on TRT, is the adventure of Ottoman levents who were captured in the Preveza Naval War, reaching America. January 18, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY7FjhnSpaI&t=510s&ab_channel=TurkAvenue
The most comprehensive study on this subject.
Sorry, you need Google Translate.
https://bpakman.wordpress.com/turk-dunyasi/gunumuz-turkleri-turk-devletleri/meluncanlar/
About the humiliation of the Melungeons as looters
"The classification of the Melungeons as "free mixes of White and Negro" posed more pressing problems than issues of identity and origin: by law, only whites could vote, attend public schools, and own land; Mixed black people couldn’t do any of these things.
Because of this, many Meluncan families were stripped of their land and their children were prevented from attending white schools.
Others shared the fate of exiled Native American tribes: some Melungeon families were compelled to move to Oklahoma with the Cherokee Indians in 1834.
This forced move is now known as the "Trail of Tears".
During the Civil War in America, they wanted to take revenge against those who took their land by forming the gang known as "Melungeon Marauders" (Meluncan Marauders), but this action caused greater discrimination against them after the war.
This distinction continued into the 20th century.
However, with the success of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, discrimination based on skin color was prohibited by law in the United Nations, and discrimination began to disappear.
To avoid being mistakenly classified as a "White and Negro hybrid", the Melungeons avoided census takers as much as possible and concealed their true origins.
Parents made their children wear long-sleeved clothes even in the heat of summer so that their skin color would not darken.
So that white Americans would not humiliate them, Melungeons tried to hide their origins by burning their photos and family records and denying any past misconduct.
Therefore, the actual number of Americans known to be of Melungeon descent is unknown.
In fact, some Americans also believe they are Anglo-Saxon, without even knowing their true ancestry."
https://www.altayli.net/amerikadaki-turklerin-tarihi.html
Last word:
Both Native Americans speaking the Na-Dene language family and Melungeons are our relatives.
We are proud to be related to both of them.
There is no obstacle for them to be proud of their Turkish connection.
You can find numerous academic publications on the Turkish connection of the Melungeons.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=tr&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=meluncan+T%C3%BCrk&btnG=
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=tr&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=melungeons+turkic&btnG=
Regarding the Turkish connection of Native Americans of the Na-Dene language family:
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=tr&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=na-dene+turk&btnG=
Inuit (Eskimo;Turkish), Aleut, Wahtoktata, Konza, Omaha, Sioux, Minnetare, Pawne, Cherokee, Winnebago, Puan / Nippegon, Naudowesses of Carver, Hennepin, Cree, Fox Cree, Plains Cree "Y" dialect, Menomini, Micmac, Algonquin, Kenora Indians, Kekchi, Quiche, Ixil, Aguacetec, Wappo, Miwok, Callam & Lumni, Chinook, Hidatsa, Cahuilla, Otchipwe, Mutsun, Yucateco, Papago / Pima, Navaho, Biloxi, Tsimshian, Aguaruna (Jivaro), Iquito, Candoshi, Nahuatl (Aztec language), Quechua (Inca language), Cayapa, Colorado, Auca tribes...
There are comparative studies on comprehensive grammar, basic words and concepts within the languages of the THESE tribes.
However, more studies are needed to link these similarities or differences to the Ural-Altaic language family
TCA Supports Ties between Native Americans and Turkey
https://tc-america.org/community/tca-supports-ties-between-native-americans-and-turkey-529.htm
4 Similarities Between Native Americans and Turks
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/4-similarities-between-native-americans-and-turks-3130183897b9
American Indians and Turkic People Share Deep Ancestry
https://dnaconsultants.com/american-indians-and-turkic-people-share-deep-ancestry/
The Connection Between the Native Americans and the Turks!
https://turkofamerica.com/index.php/others/life-style/item/5256-the-connection-between-the-native-americans-and-the-turk
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