Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for her DNA test

Elizabeth Warren
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign next week, but first, she has an apology to make.

Warren on Thursday apologized to the Cherokee Nation for taking a DNA test and publicly releasing the results showing "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry, The New York Times reports. She had released these results in October largely in response to President Trump, who has mockingly nicknamed her "Pocahontas" and repeatedly suggested she is dishonest about her ancestry. The test ultimately showed Warren had a Native American ancestor 6 to 10 generations ago. But the move was not taken well by many including the Cherokee Nation, with the tribe saying she was "undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage," per The Washington Post.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.