Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized to a Native American audience over her handling of past claims of native ancestry, telling a group of tribal leaders that she realized it had been a mistake
Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized Monday to a Native American audience over her handling of past claims of native ancestry, telling a group of tribal leaders that she realized it had been a mistake.
The moniker stems from accusations Warren tried to leverage her native ancestry to gain access to employment privileges afforded to minorities, though an extensiveThe Massachusetts senator initially defended herself by contending that she took the test only to put an end to Trump’s gibes, acknowledging that “DNA & family history has nothing to do with tribal affiliation or citizenship, which is determined only — only — by Tribal Nations.
Warren was introduced at the forum by New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland, who was one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress and who announced her endorsement of Warren right before she took the stage. One panelist noted that he’d not seen a single candidate for president propose a plan for tribal "reconstruction," or federal spending on infrastructure and other types of improvements. Warren replied that the sweeping plan for tribal communities she rolled out in advance of the forum was meant to invite more conversation from Native American leaders but called the issue one of "show me your budget and I'll tell you your values.
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