State GOP big rips Liz claim, urges Harvard investigation.

State GOP big rips Liz claim, urges Harvard investigation.(BH).The head of the Massachusetts Republican Party yesterday demanded Harvard University investigate faculty member and U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren’s claim to be a Native American minority professor. MassGOP Chairman Bob Maginn slammed Warren’s claim as baseless and mocked her statements in response to the controversy over the past week. Maginn said Warren’s actions “appear to constitute academic fraud” and suggested Harvard consider disciplinary action. “The problem is that Ms. Warren is not a Native American,” wrote Maginn, a Harvard alum. “She is Caucasian. Despite her insistence that she is an American Indian based upon ‘family lore’ and her observation that some in her family had ‘high cheekbones like all the Indians do,’ she has failed to produce a single shred of evidence to substantiate her claim.” Maginn said Warren’s actions “potentially violate” Harvard’s academic standards and the university is obligated to probe the Democrat’s actions. “By Harvard’s own Code and precedent, Ms. Warren’s actions require an investigation,” wrote Maginn.Hmmm.......How to prove/claim Native American heritage on college applications.
Answer: Definition and origins of Native Americans:

Definition. As described in DoD Directive 1350.2 a Native-American or Alaskan Native is a person having origins in the original peoples of North America, AND who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition. (emphasis mine)

There is no one contemporary majority definition that establishes a person’s identity as a Native-American. The Bureau of Census states that “anybody who claims to be a Native-American” is a Native-American. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), which is the organization responsible for monitoring Indian affairs and issues, general definition to be a Native-American, you must:

Be 1/4-1/2 Native-American blood at a minimum.


Live on or near trust lands/reservations.


Be on a tribal roll recognized by the federal government.


Trace ancestry back three generations.


Be approved by BIA officials.

Enrollment in Native American heritage varies from tribe to tribe, but two requirements are the usual standard for claiming your tribe.
First, you must be a descendent from someone listed on the tribe's base roll or be a descendent of someone married to a Native American on the base roll.
Secondly, tribal residency or contact with your tribe are fairly common requirements.Read the full story here.