Amy Goodman
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Sen. Warren’s Claim to Native Heritage Didn’t Aid Her Career, But Did it Keep Women of Color Out?
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20:44Now PlayingSenator Elizabeth Warren has come under fire since releasing a DNA test Monday showing Native American ancestry. The announcement responded directly to President Trump, who has frequently attacked Senator Warren by calling her “Pocahontas.” A Stanford professor of genetics says there is “strong evidence” of Native American lineage in Warren’s family tree dating back six to 10 generations. At multiple points in her career, Warren identified as Native American, but she says she did not use the claim to advance her career. We speak Annie Linskey, Washington D.C. Deputy Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe. She examined hundreds of documents to determine that ethnicity was “not a factor” in Warren’s rise in academia and law.
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