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Saving The West by Alex Warren

Dec 31, 201836:47News & Politics

Native American identity came into the spotlight this year when Senator Elizabeth Warren claimed Cherokee status through a DNA test. President Trump, who called her Pocohontas, wasn't satisfied. Justifiably so, Native Am...

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