From David Robertson at The Moderate Voice:
A 17 May 2012 news report by the Boston Herald says the following:
Elizabeth Warren was touting her claim of Cherokee heritage as early as 1984, according to a cookbook titled “Pow Wow Chow” edited by her cousin that includes Warren’s recipes for a savory crab omelet and spicy barbecued beans.
The cookbook, edited by Warren’s cousin Candy Rowsey, is a compilation of “special recipes passed down through the Five Tribes families,” according to the introduction in a copy obtained by the Herald.
Warren, who has been under fire for claiming Indian lineage despite a lack of documentation, is identified as “Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee” under each of five recipes she contributes in the cookbook, published in 1984 by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum located in Muskogee.
If Native Americans are people of color, and if Warren now says that she isn’t a person of color, then she lied when she previously claimed to be Cherokee.
This issue isn’t a partisan issue. Even Democrats should be able to tell that Warren lied previously.
I just don’t understand the concern about heritage. My ancestors are dead and their origins and actions, whether good or bad, do not define me. People take pride in the strangest things.
Liz is far more Cherokee than the Big MAGAt is honest or presidential.