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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]renate
(13,776 posts)If I recall correctly, she specifically said she did not claim to be a member of any tribe. I only watched the video once, so I dont want to put words in her mouth, but the impression I got was that she was careful not to claim membership in any Native American tribe, or to say there was anything special about her ancestry... only to challenge Trump.
I think we as Democrats should be very careful about getting distracted and divided by straw-man arguments about what she is and is not claiming or focusing on.
Having said that, I sympathize with the Native Americans who were upset by this. I can see how it could easily be interpreted as her trying to take ownership of something that she is not in fact claiming. I think its very important to clarify what the ad was actually about so that any divisions that this may have caused do not grow deeper.