Tim Murphy tells the dark, sad tale of Elizabeth Warren’s “Native American” fooferah. Short version: Harvard used to list her as a “Native American” member of faculty. She didn’t correct them for years. And she’s only 1/32 Native American, at least, borrowing the heritage from her maternal great-grandmother. It’s killing her (at least right now), in part because “Massachusetts has a large population of political columnists who make teepee jokes.”
A theory: These columnists aren’t aware of how non-First Nation you can look and still be accepted by the Nation. Murphy points out that Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker is only 1/32 Cherokee. I’m reminded of a recent White House announcement of Native American hires.
There are actually several firsts in this Administration. Hilary Tompkins (Navajo Nation) is the first Native American Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Brad Carson (Cherokee Nation) is the first Native American General Counsel of the Department of Army.That would be this Brad Carson.

UPDATE: The answer is “no.” The reason this was taken down was because Steven Morrello, a predecessor in this role, was part Chippewa. He was a Bush appointee. He also, to be frank, “looks white.” It’s not just Harvard that makes claims of this nature.