The Colonel, there, is repeating what was gospel in at least some jurisdictions in the Confederate South (Louisiana had—maybe still has—a state office in charge of sorting out the genetic makeup of its citizens)
But Sen. Warren has never to my knowledge claimed to be “Native American” (in the sense of “Indian”), though it seems to me that anyone who takes a good look at her cheek-bones sees more “Native American” than “1/1024th”.
The Colonel, there, is repeating what was gospel in at least some jurisdictions in the Confederate South (Louisiana had—maybe still has—a state office in charge of sorting out the genetic makeup of its citizens)
But Sen. Warren has never to my knowledge claimed to be “Native American” (in the sense of “Indian”), though it seems to me that anyone who takes a good look at her cheek-bones sees more “Native American” than “1/1024th”.