Posted on 10/02/2015 5:39:59 PM PDT by billorites
Stupid liberal women.
Faking being black, faking being an Indian - an ethnic hairstyle does not a victim make.
Warren get a new job?
She claims to be native...so what I was born here too.
Just another award Churchill or Rachel whatever her name is
No she claims Cherokee which did not originate in Ok. But wound up there do to a forced march called The Trail of Tears. Those of real Cherokee decent have proven that Warrens ancestors were not only white but part of those enforcing the removal
I disagree.
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Ms. Reed says she is of Native heritage, though in response to queries, she didn’t specify which tribe or tribes she descends from.
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Some Native American activists say they can find no records linking Ms. Reed’s family, which has helped lead the group, founded in 1984, to any tribal heritage.
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Now let’s take a step back.
Any time I or any of my family make the same claim, we each have an ID, issued by the nation, to back such a claim.
If you have a traceable, documented blood line you can also get an ID from this department of the interior, BIA. I have both in my personal records file. Not that I’ve ever really needed them, but I have them.
I am astounded by the number of people who are so called activists and advocates who have never taken the time to establish their blood lines. It makes me think that in too many cases it is because they are UNABLE to document their lines. Pretendians indeed.
Well this research seems to indicate the family is 100% Irish.
http://ancestorstealing.blogspot.com/2015/09/susan-taffe-reed-and-eastern-delaware.html
The Delaware in Oklahoma—who are indisputably authentic—have been trying to get some light shed on these Eastern Delaware organizations for years now. People form these organizations based on limited, sometimes only anecdotal evidence of Indian heritage, and colleges and even museums sometimes lap it up uncritically. These groups really should be asked pointed questions about their descent, but too many academics just accept them without checking.
However, the blogger linked to above is actually wrong about no Lenape/Delaware surviving in the area. Indian Ann was certainly one:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4035
This is why genealogy and documentation is so important to show Indian ancestry in the East. There certainly have been pockets of Indians or mixed-race communities that survived here or there. But if you claim that, you better be able to show it.
...tribal officials and Dartmouth alumni have accused her of misrepresenting herself as an American Indian and the school of failing to adequately vet her background as a leader of a nonprofit group that acknowledges it isn’t an actual tribe. Ms. Reed says she is of Native heritage, though in response to queries, she didn’t specify which tribe or tribes she descends from. The Hanover, N.H., school has defended her hiring, saying it would never ask job applicants to document their ethnicity.IOW, the entire premise of their ridiculous and racist office is bogus.
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