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‘Pow Wow’ factor: Elizabeth Warren touted native roots in ’84 cookbook
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| Last Edited | Imperator May 17, 2012 12:05pm |
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| Author | Hillary Chabot |
| News Date | Thursday, May 17, 2012 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Elizabeth Warren was touting her claim of Cherokee heritage as early as 1984, according to a cookbook titled “Pow Wow Chow” edited by her cousin that includes Warren’s recipes for a savory crab omelet and spicy barbecued beans.
The cookbook, edited by Warren’s cousin Candy Rowsey, is a compilation of “special recipes passed down through the Five Tribes families,” according to the introduction in a copy obtained by the Herald.
Warren, who has been under fire for claiming Indian lineage despite a lack of documentation, is identified as “Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee” under each of five recipes she contributes in the cookbook, published in 1984 by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum located in Muskogee. Warren is not listed as an official member of the Cherokee tribe and she has been unable thus far to document her claim of any Native American heritage.
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News of Warren’s Cherokee recipes comes as outraged members of the tribe — including a Warren supporter — demanded she release her employment records following reports that she has no documentation to prove her Native American ancestry.
Steve Russell, an enrolled Cherokee who lives in Texas and said he supports Warren, said he just wants to make sure the Senate candidate didn’t mention her roots when applying to jobs.
“If I were her I would release those employment documents,” said Russell. “I guess she thinks because she doesn’t have to release them then no one will care, but I guarantee you Indians care, and I care.” |
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