She said that her parents weren’t permitted to marry because her mother was of Native American ancestry – the implication was that some grandparent, or recent relative, was Native American.
It’s also public record that she stated her ancestral claim during a job application, but her camp claims this was “not used to get her the job”.
I don’t buy it – and as for proof, you think they just guessed at her ancestral heritage and listed her in a directory? That’s absurd, especially given that she still uses her claim to heritage (which, by the way, Cherokee Nation has now responded to) as part of her political brand.
“The listings were based on professors reporting that they were members of a minority group, the directory says.”
