That's her story and she's sticking to it.
Though there is no hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren had any Native American ancestors, the senator continues to claim that that was what her parents told her.
In the words of a commercial she ran back during the 2012 election, "As a kid I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our Native American heritage. What kid would?" She said pretty much the same thing in her recent speech to the National Congress of American Indians, garnished with a bit more emotion and a promise that she will use future attacks as an opportunity to "Lift up the story of your families and your communities."
To begin with, many people actually do challenge the stories and family lore told to them by their parents.
Like most of the other amateur genealogists with whom I have compared notes, I found that some of those old family stories are true - and some aren't.
It's a melodramatic story, but I can find no evidence it's true.
For these sorts of purposes, an old family story just won't do.
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/02/mayer_elizabeth_warren_sticks_to_an_old_narrative
Though there is no hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren had any Native American ancestors, the senator continues to claim that that was what her parents told her.
In the words of a commercial she ran back during the 2012 election, "As a kid I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our Native American heritage. What kid would?" She said pretty much the same thing in her recent speech to the National Congress of American Indians, garnished with a bit more emotion and a promise that she will use future attacks as an opportunity to "Lift up the story of your families and your communities."
To begin with, many people actually do challenge the stories and family lore told to them by their parents.
Like most of the other amateur genealogists with whom I have compared notes, I found that some of those old family stories are true - and some aren't.
It's a melodramatic story, but I can find no evidence it's true.
For these sorts of purposes, an old family story just won't do.
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/02/mayer_elizabeth_warren_sticks_to_an_old_narrative
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