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Elizabeth ‘Fauxcahontas’ Warren Navigates ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ On Twitter

Amanda Prestigiacomo

Columbus Day, or “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” is a tricky thing to navigate if you’re Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a woman who seemingly advanced her career at Harvard due to her cited Native American heritage, of which the world has yet to see evidence (sans mention of her grandfather’s “high cheek bones” and her “Pow Wow Chow” cookbook.)

On Twitter, Warren, who’s been dubbed “Fauxcahontas” or “Pocahontas” by Republicans for her reported heritage claim, celebrated the “Native American communities” but conspicuously left out any reference to herself.

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