What Warren did was stupid and unethical. I have no doubt there were family stories she heard that said she had Indian blood in her past. But to put that down on an application to advance one's position?? Really dumb.
Indians are very particular about who is included in their tribe and who isn't. The people who fit that definition know who they are, they don't just have stories passed down that may or may not be totally accurate about someone in their family who was Indian.
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