Twila Barnes And The Cherokee Nation Demand Answers

Wireline -- Barnes now is joining us she's the the Turkey genealogy this had just started a new web site. Oh cherokees demand truth. And this is Joseph bad fouled out Twyla Harry doing. I. Good good for -- tell people first of all why you started this website to what your goal is. Our goal is to get Elizabeth Warren should let the truth about ancestry and it worked actually got -- have. Cherokee ancestry -- a lot like -- scroll through. And coming -- is the by the way it's cherokees demand truth dash Elizabeth Warren dot Blogspot dot com is that correct. You can go there -- -- a FaceBook page as well let's say -- are -- people -- get people. Together on this and especially there's I believe a lot of 150 cherokees federal cherokees are part of this. Yes and we're getting more -- you know -- more here and there. What is what is it just tells it from your perspective obviously as a Cherokee yourself a lot of people here are sort of offended by this -- This whole thing but you have obviously a -- unique perspective on it. Well we see people make a -- -- or street every single day. It's been happening for a long time the so called Cherokee princess right. Exactly. And so we see someone high profile. Position. Like Elizabeth Warren. It becomes are a big concern. Because if she thinks she can do it and everybody else -- all that it's okay for them to do it as well. Not hysterically pretty much you know any minority group in. You're what is your research uncovered. We'd have. Research to the -- I -- that debt supposedly nurture the black does. And we have never found them ever recorded as anything other one white. I believe there there was a website are some kind of newsletter or something that I think the warring campaign was relying on which said something about. Her great great great grandmother being Cherokee but there's no no documentation of that right. And off. You know not at all that -- it's like a rumor that got every right -- in the latter. Which a lot of people doing their families but as you know. -- you don't think something is true but it's really not. But while what -- -- and you know what kind of reaction you're getting to your website -- getting a lot of support. We are getting a lot of work. Most people. Are responding. Saying you know they understand because they see it as tropical saying. It not just the sheet. Playing the Cherokee expect. She claimed she didn't show that she's not. And she just refuses to acknowledge that it is an issue when it's an ethical issue if she. Intentionally marker felt at any time that the minority in an attempt to benefit from that it is it makes people question her. And that's a real question we're talking with Twyla Barnes -- the Cherokee genealogy this is just started a new. Web site -- cherokees demand truth from Elizabeth Warren and they're trying to obviously you're trying to. Get Elizabeth Warren to come clean on this but a -- I assume the warn people have not responded. And there are is. Aren't I get the statement released just shortly. Where I say they repeat the same as saying we've already answered these right -- -- a -- aren't you know what needs to be -- I actually haven't really answered the questions and she has what. Come out and publicly admitted. That she -- state. And the biggest question is why a would she do it. If she may be spot even if she maybe thought that she was 132. Cherokee. What would be the reason for doing as you know cherokees that if faced a lot of discrimination years ago that it's sort of became. Yet to claim some kind of Indian background so. What is what do you feel -- why she's doing it. -- she did it. I I think she honestly. But she didn't consider herself a minority and get away with it and it's a start to think that. Which you know crew of bedding and forestry. Eight and that she can do something like that. An interesting thing you see -- she'd dropped the whole Cherokee thing as soon as she got tenured at Harvard Law School. Which to it to a lot of people it sounds like OK got what I wanted now I'm not connect to claim this anymore. Exactly exactly what it's like it's like. From what I -- about adds that she used. It well she got what you wanted to which is there a way it's hard act not what it if I -- Right what is gonna ask you what does that mean to you and how offensive visit TU being Cherokee. It it's highly offensive because. When we get Cherokee you're not just an individual apart and a huge group of people that. It so much more important yourself. And in the -- she never thought that way she didn't even know Cherokee people. She does and she's never volunteered for any thing or tried to help -- pro Bono work for a cherokees as far as you know really have has done nothing. To you know to help the cherokees. And not being happy that I amber hurt other than you know she is now. Giving our name out there are an awful lot up. Bryant got a little -- as deadly -- is that we -- the charities lot of publicity but. Like you -- lot of this is very popular thing to do and I guess it's ours in the seventies or eighties maybe after dances -- walls came out. To claim -- I'm gonna have some kind of Cherokee background what. While what is your group how are you gonna go about getting the truth from Elizabeth Warren getting her to say more about it. We'd play an arm to do more blog posts are hopeful. We've been reading from the FaceBook page is yeah it was -- FaceBook pages and people will say. Well she probably can't prove that because. Her ancestors did it because it was bad to be Indian. And Morgan explain why those common yet. -- not true. There are. Are a lot of myths that people believe that that's necessarily true that would explain those kinds of things. And we know what continues. To show why Elizabeth Warren is -- able just like and other -- Cherokee. Are you going to be coming to Massachusetts getting involved in the campaign at all. This has it is for -- it lot of political issue of -- say. I didn't hear someone talk today about possibly a protest that I'm kind. -- though it's their high interest in Amaechi is I mean in a political campaign that's why this this is this is come up. Not to say that you're going to be part of the Scott Brown campaign but at least 822 draw more awareness to the issue. Coming up to Massachusetts and certainly do that. And you know exactly and -- Somebody in an -- today had asked me you know we were talking I think I'll I would love to hit eight kept her. And explained her why it is an issue and it is harmful. Because. I that the clip where the reporters said that members of the Cherokee Nation want to and she just. Like no one neck and right to question -- like we didn't exist or matter. Welcome to our world in the media that's who we get top -- thing. But I I mean how are you gonna go about that he got I mean I assume if you try to call her to talk to worry prowling back and get through. We had people call you I don't call. We did get the full standard. This is not an issue. And someone called. Yesterday and what they started at. The person on the phone -- on top. Then a relic. Someone from the campaign hung up on you guys. Yet -- there and they called and ask why you weren't directed Cherokee ancestry issue very hot hot. Well that's one way of dealing with the issue just -- -- a couple of bit. And a lot of lately Elizabeth Warren has been sort of -- getting into cars and slamming doors on reporters in a way to avoid the questions to. Just wanna answer any questions related to this. And Oliver I don't know whether you you heard but I got our governor Governor Deval Patrick who is a Democrat obviously. Just announced he was endorsing Elizabeth Warren and went in fact Warren actually has a democratic opponent. So it's kind of -- usual for a sitting governor to get involved in a primary fight. This early I think it I think it tells a lot about how Democrats maybe are worried about Warren's campaign. Well we are. Not going to stop. We're just gonna keep aren't in short she admits the -- That's and -- you know I admire you for that and especially for not being overtly political he could have easily come -- to this and joined a political -- got involved with a brown camping your doing this floor of the Cherokee tribe in more to defend. To defend that than anything right. It it about who we are in the -- art history at nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans or anyone else it's. We're always Cherokee verse so that's what -- born. And well while I appreciate you joining us we're coming -- recall on from but. We hope this deal up in Massachusetts soon it would certainly be interest team that. This -- may be yet try to get you guys to confront Elizabeth Warren on the campaign trail about this. You went into. Not encouraging or anything of course just for they sake of the good media. Hit but yeah I they would be interest in adding that may be the only way you actually get to -- tour is to come up here in actually ask your face to face. Because I the united if they're hanging up on it does look like they're going to be answering your questions but. How many people have you gotten on your website now join or join your FaceBook group. We have car and probably. 400 -- sixty -- Cherokee and then Lee. Our number on our FaceBook group with over 400 what I that the computer earlier but it leads are about yeah. 28 or thirty. Very quickly that we opened it up because. Probably get me an interest we -- we could not checked everybody to see they were Cherokee America right we are opening it up and it's an allowing discussion. I'll be going on to check it out as well. Twelve -- thank you very much Jeff for joining us trial Barnes a Cherokee genealogy this with a new website cherokees demand truce dash Elizabeth Warren. Dot Blogspot. Dot com and the goal of course is to you is do you get Elizabeth Warren to tell the truth about -- Cherokee ancestry. And it's interesting to hear from Twyla that the campaign is now hanging up on their group.