Elizabeth Warren Wrote 'American Indian' for Race on 1986 Bar Registration, Report Says
William Cummings, USA TODAY
10:11 a.m. ET Feb. 6, 2019
WASHINGTON – Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing further fallout from her past self-identification as Native American after the Washington Post on Tuesday published a copy of her 1986 State Bar of Texas registration card on which she listed her race as "American Indian."
The Post said it obtained the document, which was filled out by hand and signed, through an open records request, and that the Massachusetts Democrat's office did not question its authenticity. It is dated April 18, 1986.
According to the Post, it is the first record from Warren's past where she made her claim of Native American heritage in her own handwriting, which proves she was directly responsible for the dubious identification. Warren had previously declined to answer if she or an assistant had filled out the forms where she made the claim.
"I can’t go back," Warren told the Post. "But I am sorry for furthering confusion on tribal sovereignty and tribal citizenship and harm that resulted."
Last week, Warren met privately with the chief of the Cherokee Nation to apologize for identifying herself as Native American. She reportedly met primarily to express her regret for her October release of a DNA test she tried to use to establish the legitimacy of her claim.
The Post asked her if her apology was meant to include identifying herself as Native American at the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard University, as well as marking herself as a minority with the Association of American Law Schools.
"Yes," she said. "I told him I was sorry for furthering confusion about tribal citizenship.
"I am also sorry for not being more mindful about this decades ago," she added.
President Donald Trump has long mocked Warren's claims of Cherokee blood, referring to her as "Pocahontas" in tweets and speeches. That label, and other taunts of Warren rooted in Native American stereotypes, have been criticized as racist.
10:11 a.m. ET Feb. 6, 2019
WASHINGTON – Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing further fallout from her past self-identification as Native American after the Washington Post on Tuesday published a copy of her 1986 State Bar of Texas registration card on which she listed her race as "American Indian."
The Post said it obtained the document, which was filled out by hand and signed, through an open records request, and that the Massachusetts Democrat's office did not question its authenticity. It is dated April 18, 1986.
According to the Post, it is the first record from Warren's past where she made her claim of Native American heritage in her own handwriting, which proves she was directly responsible for the dubious identification. Warren had previously declined to answer if she or an assistant had filled out the forms where she made the claim.
"I can’t go back," Warren told the Post. "But I am sorry for furthering confusion on tribal sovereignty and tribal citizenship and harm that resulted."
Last week, Warren met privately with the chief of the Cherokee Nation to apologize for identifying herself as Native American. She reportedly met primarily to express her regret for her October release of a DNA test she tried to use to establish the legitimacy of her claim.
The Post asked her if her apology was meant to include identifying herself as Native American at the University of Pennsylvania and at Harvard University, as well as marking herself as a minority with the Association of American Law Schools.
"Yes," she said. "I told him I was sorry for furthering confusion about tribal citizenship.
"I am also sorry for not being more mindful about this decades ago," she added.
President Donald Trump has long mocked Warren's claims of Cherokee blood, referring to her as "Pocahontas" in tweets and speeches. That label, and other taunts of Warren rooted in Native American stereotypes, have been criticized as racist.
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