politil_throw93

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   by politil_throw93 7y ago

   I get that she believed that she was small fractional Native American if that's what she was told (and she thought a couple of percentage points on the test proved her right, so she already knew it was very small.) But she didn't
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   by politil_throw93 7y ago

   But why did she claim it at all? Even if her family's story was correct, having one Native American ancestor at some point ages ago, does not make you simply 'Native American', does it?
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   by politil_throw93 7y ago

   What I don't understand is - does she still think she's Native American? If not, what's changed since she filled that form in? It's not her DNA percentage result that has changed her mind, as she saw that as proof. I don
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   by politil_throw93 7y ago

   > I can reasonably extend the benefit of the doubt to Elizabeth Warren that she didn't know if she was actually some fraction Native American or not until the DNA test. But she didn't claim to be 'some fraction Native Amer