This kind of messy finger pointing and shaming has been going on for years in the field of American Indian literature. It's why a lot of scholars got out of the field, because so many folks (white EuroAmericans) pile on with righteous indignation. Studying the work, appreciating the artistry, is all for naught when people can point fingers and say someone isn't really what they claim. It never ends well.

Are you proud of yourselves for dragging down a very talented woman because the identity she chose to occupy doesn't line up with the official record? How many other celebrities have manufactured a back story, built an empire, but as long as they don't claim to be indigenous they can go on their way. Even those who have committed crimes. Something is really wrong here.

And I agree with a recent critic of the progressive aspects of the Democratic Party - I'll have to think for a while to remember who it was - but they pointed out that the spate of recent public acknowledgements that institutions are sitting on land that was once indigenous are meaningless. Lipservice, because there are no reparations, they don't intend to do anything about the colonization that led to where we are today. But by all means, jump all over a woman who has built a career acknowledging the contributions of indigenous people.