A professor of environmental science specializing in Native American issues apologized this week for 'incorrectly identifying' as Native American for years, joining a list of white women who have feigned membership in a different racial or ethnic group.
A professor of environmental science specializing in Native American environmental health apologized this week for"incorrectly identifying" as Native American for years, joining a list of white women who have feigned membership in a different racial or ethnic group.
Dolezal, who has since changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo, claimed that she identified as black and has defended herself since her high-profile fall from grace. In a 2017 interview with the Guardian, Dolezal said she believed racial identity was more fluid than gender identity. Warren repeatedly defended her claims of Native American ancestry but eventually apologized in 2019 after a DNA test revealed she had little, if any, Native American blood. The controversy prompted then-President Donald Trump to tab her with the nickname"Pocahontas" as Warren sought the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
"I care because my thing is about being authentic — and then if people say I’m not being authentic, it hurts my feelings. … I don’t really understand why it’s turning into such a big thing," she said in 2020 when her true background was revealed. “I’m getting attacked for being who I am … people wanting to label me Spanish or American.
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