Genetically, all North American natives are extremely similar. Aztec, Creek, Iroquois all register about the same on DNA tests. And there has been a lot of mixing over the years. Natives in what is now Mexico fled into what is now the US to avoid enemies and vice-versa, many times.

Even if she did have native blood tracing back to this side of the border, it is likely that she would have had to do the same type of work to immerse herself in that culture before she adopted that native name and regalia and native identity. It's a conscious choice for natives, if they want to adopt those things or not.

The sadder part, to me, is that she said her dad was abusive when he wasn't.

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