WASHINGTON – Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing further fallout from her past self-identification as Native American after the Washington Post on Tuesday published a copy of her 1986 State Bar of Texas registration card on which she listed her race as “American Indian.”
The Post said it obtained the document, which was filled out by hand and signed, through an open records request, and that the Massachusetts Democrat’s office did not question its authenticity. It is dated April 18, 1986.
According to the Post, it is the first record from Warren’s past where she made her claim of Native American heritage in her own handwriting, which proves she was directly responsible for the dubious identification. Warren had previously declined to answer if she or an assistant had filled out the forms where she made the claim.
“I can’t go back,” Warren told the Post. “But I am sorry for furthering confusion on tribal sovereignty and tribal citizenship and harm that resulted.”