Native American perspectives on Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test

Cherokee Nation Secretary of State Chuck Hoskin Jr.:

"A DNA test is useless to determine tribal citizenship. Current DNA tests do not even distinguish whether a person’s ancestors were indigenous to North or South America…" 1/

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 15, 2018

It’s imp to understand how Elizabeth Warren’s DNA announcement has been received by Indigenous people (not favorably) so I’m going to be retweeting some people sharing that perspective. https://t.co/4QUqmUhB6W

— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) October 15, 2018

Kellyanne Conway called Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test "junk science." Is it? https://t.co/f2j9sp67Bp

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 15, 2018

NEW: "A DNA test is useless to determine tribal citizenship," Cherokee Nation says in response to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's release of DNA test results. "Senator Warren is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage." https://t.co/6dSaJYTp3J pic.twitter.com/JN7RSZcL6U

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 15, 2018

Opinion | Kelly Hayes and Jacqueline Keeler:

Elizabeth Warren connected DNA and Native American heritage. Here's why that's destructive. https://t.co/R0lnl68QWK – @NBCnewsTHINK

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 17, 2018