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NanceGreggs

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2. A complete over-step.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Oct 15, 2018, 11:13 PM

Oct 2018

"Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong."

What Hoskin is basically saying is that anyone whose DNA reveals Native American ancestry is prohibited from ever revealing that fact without his permission to do so.

"Proving Native American heritage and tribal citizenship are different objectives." Exactly.

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Cherokee Nation slams Elizabeth Warren's DNA test as 'inappropriate and wrong' [View all] TexasTowelie Oct 2018 OP

I had this discussion with my wife about this before she had the test done. rusty quoin Oct 2018 #1

A complete over-step. NanceGreggs Oct 2018 #2

Totally disappointing in how this played out. Behind the Aegis Oct 2018 #3