She is a native American, but not of the tribe that Pilgrims dealt with in history, probably she is more a part of the Casino Indians.
My son was required to take a “diversity” class at college (Temple University in Philly). He perused his choices for fullfilling the “diversity” class requirement and opted for a “diversity” class on Native Americans, figuring it would probably be the easiest one to stomach among the choices offered.
His “professor” was black (naturally - - these mandatory “diversity” classes are designed to provide employment opportunities for people who majored in “African American Studies”) and one of the books REQUIRED for the class was a book written by that famous “Native American”, Ward Churchill.
I kid you not.
Yeah, I know a few of those, too. The fact that we have so many Native folks here, though, kind of dilutes the effect.