WASHINGTON (WHDH) - Sen. Elizabeth Warren apologized Wednesday for calling herself an “American Indian” on a Texas bar application.
Warren allegedly signed a registration card for the Texas bar in 1986, filling in “American Indian” where it says “race.”
“When I was growing up in Oklahoma, I learned about my family the same way most people do,” Warren said. “My brothers and I learned from our mom and dad and brothers and sisters, and those were our families stories. That said, there really is an important distinction of tribal citizenship. I am not a member of a tribe. And I have apologized for not being more sensitive to that distinction. It’s an important distinction.”
The card was discovered by the Washington Post.
A DNA test Warren released showed evidence of a Native American ancestor six to 10 generations back, but that did little to silence the critics, including many tribal leaders.
To hear more from Warren about the matter, watch the video above.
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