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4meAndyou · F
@cherokeepatti Yes. She usurped a Native American teaching spot at Harvard Law School, and obtained tenure there in 1981. The school actually bragged about their diversity, mentioning HER name.
"That led to the revelation that Warren — citing only anecdotal evidence — claimed to be part Cherokee and Delaware Indian, and had listed herself as a minority in a directory of law professors from 1986 until 1995.
Brown and others then accused Warren of claiming to be a descendant of American Indians to advance her career in academia, which Warren has repeatedly denied doing.
“Let me be clear. I never asked for, never got any benefit because of my heritage,” Warren said in a 2012 TV ad rebutting claims made by Brown."
Warren, almost 100% white, attended Native American functions, and even published one of her family's "Native American" recipes in a cookbook sold to fund raise for Native Americans.
“I am very proud of my heritage,” Warren said at the time, according to news articles. “These are my family stories. This is what my brothers and I were told by my mom and my dad, my mammaw and my pappaw. This is our lives. And I’m very proud of it.”
In that 2012 campaign ad, Warren said that her parents had to elope because her father’s family didn’t like that her mother “was part Cherokee and part Delaware.”"
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/12/elizabeth-warrens-pocahontas-controversy/
"That led to the revelation that Warren — citing only anecdotal evidence — claimed to be part Cherokee and Delaware Indian, and had listed herself as a minority in a directory of law professors from 1986 until 1995.
Brown and others then accused Warren of claiming to be a descendant of American Indians to advance her career in academia, which Warren has repeatedly denied doing.
“Let me be clear. I never asked for, never got any benefit because of my heritage,” Warren said in a 2012 TV ad rebutting claims made by Brown."
Warren, almost 100% white, attended Native American functions, and even published one of her family's "Native American" recipes in a cookbook sold to fund raise for Native Americans.
“I am very proud of my heritage,” Warren said at the time, according to news articles. “These are my family stories. This is what my brothers and I were told by my mom and my dad, my mammaw and my pappaw. This is our lives. And I’m very proud of it.”
In that 2012 campaign ad, Warren said that her parents had to elope because her father’s family didn’t like that her mother “was part Cherokee and part Delaware.”"
https://www.factcheck.org/2017/12/elizabeth-warrens-pocahontas-controversy/
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@SunshineGirl https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/politics/donald-trump-elizabeth-warren-dna-1-million/index.html
President Donald Trump claims he “didn’t say” that he would pay $1 million to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for taking DNA test to review her Native American heritage, after she released the results of one on Monday morning.
“Who cares?” Trump said when asked about the DNA test. When pressed on the once-promised $1 million payment, Trump responded: “I didn’t say that. You better read it again.”
In fact, Trump did promise $1 million, during a July rally, but only if the test showed she was “an Indian.”
At a rally in July, Trump said: “And we will say, ‘I will give you a million dollars, paid for by Trump, to your favorite charity if you take the test and it shows you’re an Indian … we’ll see what she does. I have a feeling she will say no but we will hold it for the debates.”
Later Monday, Trump said he did not owe Warren the money, saying that was contingent on her winning the nomination.
“If she gets the nomination in the debate where I was going to have her tested,” Trump said.
“I’ll only do it if I can test her personally,” he said. “This is not something I would enjoy doing either.”
President Donald Trump claims he “didn’t say” that he would pay $1 million to Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for taking DNA test to review her Native American heritage, after she released the results of one on Monday morning.
“Who cares?” Trump said when asked about the DNA test. When pressed on the once-promised $1 million payment, Trump responded: “I didn’t say that. You better read it again.”
In fact, Trump did promise $1 million, during a July rally, but only if the test showed she was “an Indian.”
At a rally in July, Trump said: “And we will say, ‘I will give you a million dollars, paid for by Trump, to your favorite charity if you take the test and it shows you’re an Indian … we’ll see what she does. I have a feeling she will say no but we will hold it for the debates.”
Later Monday, Trump said he did not owe Warren the money, saying that was contingent on her winning the nomination.
“If she gets the nomination in the debate where I was going to have her tested,” Trump said.
“I’ll only do it if I can test her personally,” he said. “This is not something I would enjoy doing either.”