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Deep13

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4. In fact most whites in N.Am. do have some native ancestors.

Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:03 PM

Sep 2012

Natives were encouraged to marry into white society because the govt, used the opposite of the one-drop-rule to count Indians. Half white + half Indian = all white. This was of course to reduce Indian populations. My great-great-grandfather was a Native Canadian and a great-great-grandmother was a Native American or Canadian (I know less about her.) And those are just the ones I know about. Still, I'm pretty white with blue eyes, so know one would ever guess.

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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