Who gets to decide whether a scholar is Native American?
A controversy over a book echoed painful debates in Native American communities: What does it mean to be Native American? And are some people "Pretendians"?
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Town of Sahuarita, AZ Chose Profit Over Support For Grieving Indigenous Family: Honor Tomas Ayala — Last Real Indians
Twenty year old Tomas Ayala lost his life in a tragic accident on May 13th after being hit by a drunk driver; the Town of Sahuarita, AZ attempted to enforce a $200 fine on his grieving family for a roadside memorial.
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Pretendians
Who knew that Elizabeth Warren was part of a movement? Apparently she is one of a great number of people who try to advance their careers by pretending to be American Indians. We noted here a news report to the effect that close to 20 percent of white kids 'identify' as Native American on their college applications--a strategy that apparently is often successful. Now the New York Post reports on
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