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bigbrother05

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2. The RW meme implies that by making the NA claim, she got some advantage

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:33 PM

Sep 2012

They are saying she falsely benefited from "affirmative action" with her claim. There is no evidence that Harvard hired her or used her NA status to meet any diversity goals. It seems that she only self identified based on family history without any expectation of benefit.

As a registered member of the Cherokee Nation (yes a card carrying NA from OK) her story is a nonissue and is indeed pretty much the norm for most long time OK families. BTW, she looks just as much NA as I do and I'm 1/4.

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Can someone explain the whole Warren Indian thing to me? [View all] Deep13 Sep 2012 OP

Elizabeth Warren is from Oklahoma. yellerpup Sep 2012 #1

The RW meme implies that by making the NA claim, she got some advantage bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #2

Osiyo, dinadinatli yellerpup Sep 2012 #5

So pixierigby Sep 2012 #11

Do you plan to vote for her? DURHAM D Sep 2012 #14

Why do you think she doesn't want to speak with this group? yellerpup Sep 2012 #15

Not that this has anything to do with pipi_k Sep 2012 #3

In fact most whites in N.Am. do have some native ancestors. Deep13 Sep 2012 #4

I think the chances pipi_k Sep 2012 #6

When the early Cherokees noted that whites did not consider them "human" yellerpup Sep 2012 #7

I would like to see pipi_k Sep 2012 #17

The Cherokee is one of the few (possibly the only) tribes yellerpup Sep 2012 #20

So it's all horseshit. Deep13 Sep 2012 #8

Actually, not really pixierigby Sep 2012 #9

I support her desire to embrace a minority heritage DURHAM D Sep 2012 #12

If you are looking for ancestors yellerpup Sep 2012 #21

Thank you for that tip. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #22

I hope it helps you. yellerpup Sep 2012 #23

Also pixierigby Sep 2012 #10

She grew up in Oklahoma - DURHAM D Sep 2012 #13

+1 yellerpup Sep 2012 #16

As well as a significant part of state history taught to all students in HS bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #19

On feeling like one is whatever... pipi_k Sep 2012 #18