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A follow up on the kerfuffle of Eliz Warren claiming she was part Cherokee, although her family had no ties with the tribe nor did they keep any customs from that ancestor.

In the meanwhile, Trumpieboy signed the law to recognize the six Virginia unrecognized tribes.

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and now that Warren is again running, she is trying to make nice with groups that actually represent Native American interests, but some are sceptical given her lack of actual deeds. True, she is backing a law to have the Feds help with the Amerindian women who disappear, but this was done in 2018, probably thanks to the publicity on the problem with the film WindRiver... and the act is still in committee.

maybe she should start by helping the IHS, which is still a mess due to understaffing and lack of infrastructure.
Trumpieboy threatened to cut their budget, but replace it with grants.
Don't ask me... I've worked on and off in the IHS since 1974 and things did get better, but problems still remain. Tribal takeover is helping in some hospitals, but since I retired over ten years ago I am uncertain what's going on now.


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in the earlier post I mentioned the black Cherokees. Here is a film on that: