Anybody see this coming?
Been waiting to see if the press would mention this.
Some years ago, Cherokee started using DNA testing to “prove” ancestry and tried kicking out people based on that.
The counter argument was that (1) most of those authentic Cherokee had very little Cherokee DNA themselves, and (2) being a member of the Nation was never supposed to be based on genetics, as full-blooded Cherokee were denied membership for living outside the boundaries.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/sep/17/cherokee-nation-black-freedmen
Of course, if Warren makes this an issue, or not, she loses either way.