Sitting Bull’s Great-Grandson Is Identified With New DNA Testing Method
For South Dakota native Ernie Lapointe, it only confirmed something he already knew. These findings are all thanks to a new technique that has been in development for many years. However, neither method is very reliable, and much less so when using very old DNA. Left: Chief Sitting Bull (Photo: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution); Right: Sitting Bull’s great-grandson Ernie LaPointe (Photo: Ernie LaPointe) Lock of hair from Sitting Bull’s scalp that was DNA tested....