tribes and only tribes determine tribal citizenship. i had a good conversation with chief baker who is very gracious. we continue to talk about issues and continue to work on issues that matter deeply to indian country and continue to work on things that we both care a lot about. >> senator, why would you list yourself as an american indian on this texas bar application? >> this was about 30 years ago. and i am not a tribal citizen. only tribes determine citizenship. when i was growing up in oklahoma, i learned about my family the same way most people do. my brothers and i learned from our mom and our dad and our brothers and our sisters. they were family stories. but that said, there really is an important distinction of