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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I find most interesting about this is that she was working at UT Austin. 727 East 26th is the law school, the street name has been changed since then but the law school is still there.

Anyway, I don't think there were guidelines at that time about how much native american heritage you had to have documented to claim it for the bar association.  She is part native american (and her DNA has shown that).

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This is an actual example of cultural appropriation.  
And, as far as her being "part Native American" - most Americans have more Native American blood than she has.  [/quote]

Exactly.  I just roll my eyes at people who claim "cultural appropriation" when a Caucasian girl wears a cheongsam to prom.  Here we have a Caucasian woman actually claiming to be "American Indian".  Really unbelievable.  I agree that most Americans have more NA blood than she does (including me), and it would never even occur to us to claim NA race.  It's just a tiny part of our basic DNA, nothing more.[/quote]

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