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In reply to the discussion: "The real question is, does an Indigenous people claim anyone who claims to be one of us?" [View all]LAS14
(13,749 posts)8. I don't think Warren's DNA test says one thing or another...
... about Indigenous People. She was demonstrating that a story told in her family was based on fact. That's all.
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"The real question is, does an Indigenous people claim anyone who claims to be one of us?" [View all]
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2018
OP
not the point at all. I could care less if any tribal council makes claims on who can be
beachbum bob
Oct 2018
#2
Have you confirmed that percentages don't count in the tribe her grandmother belonged to?
Ms. Toad
Oct 2018
#5
"Trump needs to shut the hell up because unlike his lying ass, Warren's stories may have some
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2018
#13
I have always been interested in the "Roanoke Colony" that was left behind by...
kentuck
Oct 2018
#14
The problem is, due to the nature of the claim, resolving it becomes an issue that affects a lot
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2018
#16
To what end? Is he convinced? Will he drop it? Will his supporters believe her?
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2018
#19
I defer to Dr. Kim TallBear, who specializes in racial politics in science.
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2018
#21