Peter1469
10-15-2018, 07:36 AM
Warren releases results of DNA test (https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2018/10/15/warren-addresses-native-american-issue/YEUaGzsefB0gPBe2AbmSVO/story.html)
Warren had a private lab, led by a greatly respected DNA doc and it turns out she has between 1/32 - 1/512 parts American Indian.
Bustamante calculated that Warren’s pure Native American ancestor appears in her family tree “in the range of 6-10 generations ago.” That timing fits Warren’s family lore, passed down during her Oklahoma upbringing, that her great-great-great-grandmother, O.C. Sarah Smith, was at least partially Native American.
Smith was born in the late 1700s. She identified as white in historical documents, though at the time Indians faced discrimination, and Smith would have had strong incentives to call herself white if possible.
The inherent imprecision of the six-page DNA analysis could provide fodder for Warren’s critics. If her great-great-great-grandmother was Native American, that puts her at 1/32nd American Indian. But the report includes the possibility that she’s just 1/512th Native American if the ancestor is 10 generations back.
Here is an article (http://genetics.ncai.org/tribal-enrollment-and-genetic-testing.cfm)about tribal enrollment and DNA testing. However most tribes currently do not accept DNA testing for tribal admission. Also, tribes have different standards in how much American Indian ancestry is needed. For instance the (https://www.theroot.com/how-do-i-legally-prove-native-american-ancestry-1790877932)Navajo Nation (http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/contact.htm) requires 1/4 Navajo ancestry. (https://www.theroot.com/how-do-i-legally-prove-native-american-ancestry-1790877932) Other nations, such as the Cherokee Nation (http://www.cherokee.org/Services/TribalCitizenship.aspx), require a documented lineage connecting the applicant to a direct ancestor who was listed on the Dawes Rolls. Others, such as the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (http://sioux.org/enrollment-office.html), require that one of the parents of the applicant be an enrolled member.
Anyhow, Warren did this in preparation for a 2020 presidential run, should the midterms favor the dems.
Based on this test, the GOP would be wise to drop this issue and focus on Warren's policies. She is nutty enough on her own to taint an election with this issue.
Warren had a private lab, led by a greatly respected DNA doc and it turns out she has between 1/32 - 1/512 parts American Indian.
Bustamante calculated that Warren’s pure Native American ancestor appears in her family tree “in the range of 6-10 generations ago.” That timing fits Warren’s family lore, passed down during her Oklahoma upbringing, that her great-great-great-grandmother, O.C. Sarah Smith, was at least partially Native American.
Smith was born in the late 1700s. She identified as white in historical documents, though at the time Indians faced discrimination, and Smith would have had strong incentives to call herself white if possible.
The inherent imprecision of the six-page DNA analysis could provide fodder for Warren’s critics. If her great-great-great-grandmother was Native American, that puts her at 1/32nd American Indian. But the report includes the possibility that she’s just 1/512th Native American if the ancestor is 10 generations back.
Here is an article (http://genetics.ncai.org/tribal-enrollment-and-genetic-testing.cfm)about tribal enrollment and DNA testing. However most tribes currently do not accept DNA testing for tribal admission. Also, tribes have different standards in how much American Indian ancestry is needed. For instance the (https://www.theroot.com/how-do-i-legally-prove-native-american-ancestry-1790877932)Navajo Nation (http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/contact.htm) requires 1/4 Navajo ancestry. (https://www.theroot.com/how-do-i-legally-prove-native-american-ancestry-1790877932) Other nations, such as the Cherokee Nation (http://www.cherokee.org/Services/TribalCitizenship.aspx), require a documented lineage connecting the applicant to a direct ancestor who was listed on the Dawes Rolls. Others, such as the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (http://sioux.org/enrollment-office.html), require that one of the parents of the applicant be an enrolled member.
Anyhow, Warren did this in preparation for a 2020 presidential run, should the midterms favor the dems.
Based on this test, the GOP would be wise to drop this issue and focus on Warren's policies. She is nutty enough on her own to taint an election with this issue.