[Ezekiel]

“You claim to be Cherokee. You forget, it isn’t who you claim, but instead, who claims you. We don’t claim you!”

Americans to Obama:

“You claim to be American. You forget, it isn’t who you claim, but instead, who claims you. We don’t claim you!”

[DrC]

What she’s done is roughly akin to a “stolen valor” violation. She knew there was prestige/benefit associated with being perceived to be a member of this tribe, so she shamelessly claimed it for herself. Once she’d achieved her objective (Harvard tenure), she dropped it.